Robert C Draftz

Military

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Units served with

Aircraft

A two- seat P-51 Mustang (WZ-S_, serial number 43-6953, "War Weary") used as a hack plane by the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford. Handwritten on reverse: 'Quite Obvious, 2 seater P-51. Stoker [sp?] said this fabrication was a real challenge. Something about removing a gas tank, etc. etc. etc.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Brutal Lulu
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron

Events

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End of War

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit history