Robert Webster Hopkins
Military
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Object Number - UPL 6395 - Captain Robert W Hopkins of the 369th Fighter Squadron in front of the second P-51D to be named "Hubert" by Captain. René L Burtner. This aircraft...
Oct. 1944-Sept. 1945, P-51D, 44-72344, 'Saucy Sal'
He named his plane for his wife, Sally Wyatt Ramsey Hopkins.
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![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Saucy Sal
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Born |
Leesburg, Virginia | 10 September 1922 | |
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Died |
29 January 1991 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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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
