42-106872 Pattie Ann II

media-6579.jpeg UPL 6579 Lt. John F Thornell Jr. 328th Fighter squadron. P-51B 42-106872 PE-T_ "Pattie Ann II". Person in photo is Corp. Howard Polin of 18th Weather Squadron.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 6579 - Lt. John F Thornell Jr. 328th Fighter squadron. P-51B 42-106872 PE-T_ "Pattie Ann II". Person in photo is Corp. Howard Polin of 18th Weather Squadron.

Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Berlin, shot down in melee with Fw190's 12-Sep-44 - Lt Joseph A Broadwater KIA MACR 8659.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15171589 / O-710044
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886718, T-124310
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-694171
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Close-up portrait of Captain John F. Thornell of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. The group was stationed at Bodney air base between July 1943 and November 1945.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11007025 / O-797743
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK 4 August 1944 Crashed Belly Landing Bodney Sta 141 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Dewayne J Maxwell, 4-Aug-44. 328FS 352FG 8AF.

Crashed

Berlin, Germany 12 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Berlin, shot down in melee with Fw190's 12-Sep-44 - Lt. Joseph A Broadwater KIA MACR 8659.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American Aviation.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force - Jerry Scutts

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USAAF Photo.

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USAAF Photo

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MACR 8659 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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