42-103742 Man O War
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FRE 5961
A P-51 Mustang of the 339th Fighter Group prepares to take-off at Fowlmere, whilst the Runway Control Officer watches. The distinctive striped jacket (and baseball cap) he is wearing was a peculiarity of the 339th – it was instituted to assist pilots of aircraft in spotting the Officer, upon whose signal that it was safe to take–off they depended. Handwritten on slide:"T/o bombing mission 8/44 Fowlmere James G. Robinson"
Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736236
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816919
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 5 July 1944 | Taxiing accident due to structural failure, damaged CAT 3, Fowlmere, Cambs, England. Pilot Martin N. Nay. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 September 1944 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 8696 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database