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44-63656 Dayton Demon

media-400817.jpg FRE 2896 A P-51 Mustang (FT-K, serial number 44-63656) nicknamed "Dayton Demon" of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2896 - A P-51 Mustang (FT-K, serial number 44-63656) nicknamed "Dayton Demon" of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group.

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Units served with

Lieutenant Cary Salter, a pilot of the 354th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (FT-?, serial number 44-63747) nicknamed "Charlotte's Chariot II". Image via Cary Salter. Salter has handwritten on the reverse: '353 Ftr Sqdn, 354 Ftr Group, June 1945, Herzogenaurach, Germany. FT-?'

353rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

354th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Cricqueville

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Cricqueville-en-Bessin

Gael

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Gael Point-Clos

A ground crewman of the 354th Fighter Group guides a P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Glenn T Eagleston before for take off at Rosiers-eu-Haye, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Eagleston's P-47. Rosiers-eu-Haye. France. 1945.'

Rosieres en Haye

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date20 Jul 2016 01:12:01

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