43-6644
P-51B 43-6712 B6-W flown here by Maj, later LtCol. Guernsey I Carlisle whilst with the HQ unit. Note the badly applied "W" of the aircraft's code letter.
Brought together information from duplicate record, additional information supplied by Pyker
Object Number - UPL 19436 - Nearest camera Lt Col Guernsey I Carlisle, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357 Fighter Group in P-51B 43-6712 B6-W. Also 43-6644 and 43-6935, fourth A/C...
Assigned to 363rd FS, 357th FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555th FTS, 496th FTG. Crashed, suffered a landing accident on 12 August 1944 Cat 3 damage. Pilot Lt Henry S Sykes, by which point it was marked as War Weary. Transferred to 82nd FS, 78th FG. Abandoned by Lt Herbert K Shope Duxford Grange Farm, 26-11-44.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 12 August 1944 | Suffered a landing accident on 12 August 1944 Cat 3 damage. Pilot Lt Henry S Sykes. |
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Crashed |
Grange Farm Cottage, Grange Rd, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 4WF, UK | 26 November 1944 | Baled Out Duxford Grange Farm/SE, Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Herbert K Shope, 26-11-44. |
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