42-67051 Spirit of Aberdeen
P-38H-5-LO 42-67051 was assigned to the 55FG/38FS at Nuthampstead, UK. On 29-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by 2LT Albert A. Albino, was despatched with other P-38s of 55FG to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. The aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the railroad marshalling yards at Hoogeveen, Holland. 2LT Albino was Killed in Action (KIA) 1KIA MACR 1428.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19081219 / O-743300
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hoogeveen, Netherlands | 29 November 1943 | Shot down by German aircraft and crashed into the railraod marshalling yards at Hoogeveen, Holland. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added FTR event per MACR 1428; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database