42-106635 Texas Bluebonnet
Image courtesy of Peter Randall aka Pyker
Object Number - UPL 40319 - Ground crewmen with P-51 Mustang (PZ-A_, serial number 42-106635) nicknamed "Texas Bluebonnet" of the 352nd Fighter Group.
Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from a bomber escort to Dessau. Bounced by three Bf109's near Leipzig and shot down, pilot Lt Woodrow W Anderson Killed in Action (KIA) 28-May-44. MACR 5099.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666503
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Leipzig, Germany | 28 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from a bomber escort to Dessau. Bounced by three Bf109's near Leipzig and shot down, pilot Lt Woodrow W Anderson Killed in Action (KIA) 28-May-44. MACR 5099. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
