42-75444 The Magnet/ Lady Beth

media-26951.jpeg UPL 26951 Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The Magnet”/"Lady Beth". Other crew members on LM-Z were assistant crew chief S/Sgt Joseph P Froncek [Rock Creek, OH] and armorer Sgt Louis M Faas [Melrose, WI].

Updated caption to include crew members.

Object Number - UPL 26951 - Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The...

Assigned to 62FS, 52FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rodeo to Hamburg in combat with Fw190, which he damaged, shot down when Fw190 out turned him. Lost 13-May-44 pilot Lt Harold E Hartney Jr Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4690.

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People

Mark Keith Boyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12075402 / O-799063
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Theron B Dillon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18053420
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Louis M Faas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16046295
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Armorer

Joseph P Froncek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35046601
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief

Harold E Hartney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696696
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

21481 Lauenburg, Germany 13 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Rodeo to Hamburg in combat with Fw190, which he damaged, shot down when Fw190 out turned him. Lost 13-May-44 pilot Lt Harold E Hartney Jr Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4690.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

LaGuardia Airport, Queens, NY 11371, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, UK Assigned to 62FS, 52FG, 8AF USAAF.

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-75444&Submit6=Go

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ContributorPyker
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Added crew members from personal database.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 4690 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-75444: Gallery (2 items)

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