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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Shot down by Fw190 while taking on 12 E/A single handed to save the crew of a disabled B-17 42-39965. Pilot Capt Kenneth D Peterson baled out POW. 29-3-42. MACR 3459.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885215
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ahnebeck, 38470 Parsau, Germany | 29 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Shot down by Fw190 while taking on 12 E/A single handed to save the crew of a disabled B-17 42-39965. Pilot Capt Kenneth D Peterson baled out POW. 29-3-42. MACR 3459. |