44-13411 Frankie
Object Number - UPL 21095 - Maj. Shelton W "Shell" Monroe, [Waycross, GA]. 334th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13411QP-Q.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Bomber escort mission aborted once group was aloft, decided to go looking for targets to strafe in Coblenz area, with extensive cloud cover over area, this secondary mission was abandoned, A/C became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base and may have suffered from instrument failure in cloud. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. Pilot Leonard Werner KIA. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10535.
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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: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-810551
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12052786 / O-796249
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
IJmuiden, Netherlands | 20 November 1944 - 20 November 1944 | Bomber escort mission aborted once group was aloft, decided to go looking for targets to strafe in Coblenz area, with extensive cloud cover over area, this secondary mission was abandoned, A/C became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base and may have suffered from instrument failure in cloud. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. Pilot Leonard Werner KIA. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10535. |