41-6400 Indianapolis
Nose artwork by S/Sgt Don Allen.
Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.
Object Number - UPL 14207 - One of the ground crewmen responsible for P-47 Thunderbolt "Indianapolis Indiana", flown by Captain Vernon Boehle. Nose artwork by S/Sgt Don Allen.
P-47C-5-RE 41-6400 "Indianapolis" [QP:O] was assigned to 4thFG/334FS at Debden, UK. On 9-Sep-43 it was being piloted by CPT Vernon A. Boehle on a bomber escort mission. On return the aircraft sustained an engine failure over the English Channel and CPT Boehle ditched the aircraft in the sea and spent two days in a liferaft before being rescued by Air-Sea Rescue (ASR). No MACR was issued for this loss.
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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: 362nd Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885170
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Asst. Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Ditched |
English Channel | 9 September 1943 | Aircraft ditched into the English Channel after sustaining engine failure on return from a bomber escort mission. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 5_Jun-2015. Made connections to Unit, PLace and Mission within existing website data; added Ditched event and crafted Description based on "The Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
