41-6337 Snow White
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Col Leslie C Smith. Re-assigned to Lt Eugene E Barnum Jr. Re-assigned to Lt Joseph R Curtis. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Lorient. Pitched up out of formation and ended in a spin, possible oxygen failure, crashed 20 miles Sth of Island of Jersey 31-Dec-43. Lt William A Marangello killed in action (KIA). MACR 1861.
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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 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12030330 / O-659222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659263
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792772
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665441
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-661245
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot-1055
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 27 September 1943 | Landing Accident Halesworth/Sta 365 Cat 3 damage Lt Eugene E Barnum, 27-Sep-43. 61FS 56FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Bremen, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Bf109 destroyed Bremen. Pilot Lt Joseph H Powers Jr. |
Crashed |
20 miles Sth of Jersey | 31 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Lorient. Pitched up out of formation and ended in a spin, possible oxygen failure, crashed 20 miles Sth of Island of Jersey 31-Dec-43. Lt William A Marangello killed in action (KIA). MACR 1861. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |