FRE 485
IMAGEA P-51 Mustang (serial number: 44-11224) nicknamed "Pretty Pat" of the 357th Fighter Group, suffers a mishap on takeoff as a result of an icy runway at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Pretty Pat shuddered off runway ice pilot fatigue Lt Roco Lepole [sic] 10 Jan '45 '
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Pretty Pat
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham