North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 / VF-S ‘Sunny VIII’ of the 366th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, crashed on Castleshaw Moor 29th May 1945 while being ferried from Debden to Speke

North American P-51D in the markings of the 4th FG, USAAF

 

Harold H. Fredericks 1st Lieutenant Pilot Killed

 

Wreckage at the crash site of North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 on Castleshaw Moor, Oldham
A photo taken in August 2002 of the remains of Sunny VIII on Castleshaw Moor.
Wreckage at the crash site of North American P-51D Mustang 44-72181 on Castleshaw Moor, Oldham
The collection of wreckage after exactly 60 years on the hill in May 2005.