43-28408 Gentle Annie
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 2746 - Colonel Harold J. Rau and his ground crew of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Gentle Annie."...
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 401FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Belgium with 2Lt William C Schiefen 1-Sep-44; lost control strafing road transports and crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8477
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-22623
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 multi-engine/Group Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Beamont, Belgium | 1 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Belgium with 2Lt William C Schiefen 1-Sep-44; lost control strafing road transports and crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8477 |
