44-14805 Upupa Epops! / Shirley Dean
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Object Number - UPL 39368 - P-51D 'Upupa Epops' (Latin name of Hoopoe bird) with pilot and ground crew, 352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF (44-14805) (Flickr Central Repository for...
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Assigned to Harrison B Tordoff. Re-assigned to Ralph B Snyder. Lost 12-Jul-45 - Lt Donald L Blaicher Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 490th Bomb Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18161871 / O-2062429
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816971
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-821811
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Eye, UK | 12 June 1945 | Lost 12-Jul-45 - Lt Donald L Blaicher Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA). Eye/Sta 137. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
