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Richard Ozinga

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A B-17 Flying Fortress overflying an airfield runway, upon which are parked a line of P-51 Mustang aircraft, of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"343 FS 390 BG B-17 CY:W nearest 2-69"

343rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 55th Fighter Group.

55th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

P-51 Mustang (CY-M, serial number 44-13837), named "Miss Marilyn II", of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, July - December 1944. "Miss Marilyn II" was lost over Germany on 24 December 1944 and its pilot Second Lieutenant Kenneth J Mix was killed. See MACR 11082.

44-13837

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Jersey Bounce, Miss Marilyn II
Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:22

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster