43-6942 Meiner Kleiner
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UPL 15442
Seen here taxiing out from Debden on a fighter-bomber mission, 1st Lt Joe Higgins' P-51B 'MEINER KLEINER' of the 336th Fighter Squadron displays just how much dirt and grime could accumulate on an aircraft's invasion stripes.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time personal aircraft of Lt Joseph W Higgins, crew chief, S/Sgt Glesner H Weckbacher. Re-assigned 335FS and to Lt Richard F Kallner. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Merseburg, hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Pilot Lt George L Klaus POW. MACR 10334.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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
- Service Numbers: O-756575
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-714430
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-825459
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35302207
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Halle (Saale), Germany | 21 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Merseburg, hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Pilot Lt George L Klaus POW. MACR 10334. |