44-13936 Bettye Jo III Carolina Moon
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Samuel J Wicker. Failed to Return (FTR) Area sweep to Berlin, shortly after landfall formation went onto instruments due to overcast, element leader called a break as another group of P-51's where descending onto the formation, contact lost with 2nd Lt Argent Acosta Jr, Killed in Action (KIA) near Kiel. MACR 8319.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18137839 / O-763018
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-496059
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kiel, Germany | 27 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Area sweep to Berlin, shortly after landfall formation went onto instruments due to overcast, element leader called a break as another group of P-51's where descending onto the formation, contact lost with 2nd Lt Argent Acosta Jr, Killed in Action (KIA) near Kiel. MACR 8319. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |