42-67966 Pretty Patty
Object Number - UPL 22583 - P-38J CY-V 42-67966 "Pretty Patty"
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamm. Shot down in melee with Bf109's Waldbröl 22-Apr-44 - Lt Clair A Penners POW. MACR 4121.
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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 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757941
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743493
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 twin engine
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Waldbröl, Germany | 22 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamm. Shot down in melee with Bf109's Waldbröl 22-Apr-44 - Lt Clair A Penners POW. MACR 4121. |
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Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built by Lockheed Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
