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Virgil Mcafee, a crew chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on a P-51 Mustang (WR-A) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group, April 1944. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.'
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Virgil McAfee, a Crew Chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on a P-51B Mustang (WR-A) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group, April 1944. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.' The serial number of this aircraft was 43-6431 and it was made as part of production block P-51B-5-NA.

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People

Captain Henry W "Baby" Brown and Lieutenant-Colonel Claiborn H "Zoot" Kinnard Jr of the 355th Fighter Group with Brown's P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial number 42-106448) nicknamed "The Hun Hunter ~ Texas". Image stamped and signed on reverse to pass base censorship. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'HW Brown (Left) & unknown commander 355 FG.' Second handwritten caption on reverse, in different script, refers to the "unknown commander": 'He is Lt Col Kinnard.'

Claiborne Holmes Kinnard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-383753
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
Virgil Mcafee, a crew chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on a P-51 Mustang (WR-A) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group, April 1944. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.'

Virgil Ray McAfee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Mechanic
Alexander "Cal" Sloan of the 355th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Cal Sloan.'

Alexander Sloan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 1066th Station Complement Squadron 1066th Signal Company

Aircraft

Virgil Mcafee, a crew chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on a P-51 Mustang (WR-A) nicknamed "Man O' War" of the 355th Fighter Group, April 1944. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '355 FG P-51, Man O' War, was CH Kinnard's P-51 Crew chief may be Virgil or Darly McFee.'

43-6431

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Man O War
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

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Revisions

Date:
Contributorjrugman
ChangesChanges to person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Page 132, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and aircraft associations
Sources

Identified as a P-51B Mustang and as 43-6431 (P-51B-5-NA) by Peter Randall of www.littlefriends.co.uk

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection