41-6394 Lonesome Polecat
Assigned to 56FG/62FS at Horsham St. Faith, UK. 9-Apr-43 Shot down by enemy aircraft near Prove, Zeeland, Holland with Pilot CPT John C. McClure. POW No MACR issued.
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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: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-432201
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 29 April 1943
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2016. Added New Entry per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey" and http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/ Peter Randall, Historian.