42-106946 Mary Lee aka Pistol Packin Mama aka Bison Bull

media-22674.jpeg UPL 22674 Lt. Gerald E Graham, [Grand Rapids MI], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106946 6N-I "Mary Lee".

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Object Number - UPL 22674 - Lt. Gerald E Graham, [Grand Rapids MI], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106946 6N-I "Mary Lee".

Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt Gerald E Graham. Re-assigned to Lt Evan M Johnson. Re-assigned to Capt Chester Malarz. Failed to Return (FTR) 5-Oct-44 on Ramrod to Munster, hit by flak in oil system, abandoned over channel. Pilot 1st Lt Stephen C Ananian picked up by Walrus ASR - Returned to Duty.

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Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian a pilot of the 339th Fighter Group wearing the runway control officers' uniform of striped pyjama jacket and white baseball cap, on the runway at Fowlmere. Image via Stephen C Ananian, 339th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Steve Ananian 505 FS Pilot, runway control officer.'

Stephen Carnig Ananian

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12178921 / O-825396
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
339th/505th Pilot Gerald E Graham 24 May 44 - CTD 20 Nov 44.

Gerald E Graham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-701092
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Evan M Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-805058
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Chester Malarz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671672
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Crashed

English Channel 5 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) 5-Oct-44 on Ramrod to Munster, hit by flak in oil system, abandoned over channel. Pilot 1st Lt Stephen C Ananian - Returned to Duty.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American Aviation.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

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