43-6686
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 501 - A P-51 Mustang (B6-7, serial number 43-6686) of the 357th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Clobber College" Trng acft.'
Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost 14-June-45 Mid air collision 10 miles East Orfordness Lt George P Barrett Killed in Training (KIT).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12166360 / O-827361
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886918, T-61493
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Leiston IP16, UK | 7 June 1944 | Crash-landed Leiston 7-Jun-44 - Lt Frank Koka. |
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Crashed |
10 miles E of Orford Ness, Woodbridge IP12, UK | 14 June 1945 | Lost 14-June-45 Mid air collision 10 miles East Orfordness Lt George P Barrett Killed in Training (KIT). |
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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 |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
