42-104200 The Gremlin
Object Number - UPL 24712 - P-38J Lightning s/n 42-104200 “The Gremlin”, pilot: 2Lt Melvin Jones of the 393rd FS 367th Fighter Group.
Assigned to 393FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron 393rd Fighter Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19094727 / O-740351
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst SO43, UK | 3 May 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing Stoney Cross/Sta 452 Cat 3 damage Capt Laurence E Blumer, 3-May-44. P-38J 42-104200 - 393FS 367FG 9AF. |
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Other Combat damage |
France | 3 May 1944 | Hit by flak on mission, belly landed on return. |
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Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Lockheed. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst SO43, UK | Assigned to 393FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF. |
