43-28397
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Object Number - UPL 20495 - Captain James M. Morris - 1944
P-38 # 43-28397 was piloted by Captain James M. Morris while escorting bombers of the 2nd Bomb Division on their mission to Leipzig, Germany.
Strafing the Salzwedel airfield, Capt. Morris was making his third pass on grounded German aircraft when he was hit in a mid-air collision with an enemy Me109. Captain Morris bailed out and was immediately made a POW. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6701 - Last sighted in the vicinity of Halle, the P-38 crashed near Rettgenstedt, 35km W of Naumburg (Saale)
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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: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730573
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Missions
- Date: 7 July 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
near Rettgenstedt, in the Naumburg (Saale) area, Germany | 7 July 1944 | Hit by a German Me109 fighter in mid-air, # 43-28397 crashed between Naumburg and Rettgenstedt, Germany. |