44-13630 Rebel Betty Jane II Honey Darlin Doris Pittsburgh Smoker
Object Number - UPL 22170 - Capt. Joseph H Joiner, [Corpus Christi TX]. 336th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13630 VF-R "Rebel".
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission, suffered engine failure, A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt Albert A Zimmerman Evaded EVD. 2-Nov-44. MACR 10432.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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-667670
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693206
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-702807
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-564700
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Nijkerk, Netherlands | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission, suffered engine failure, A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt Albert A Zimmerman Evaded EVD. 2-Nov-44. MACR 10432. |
