42-25690 Lady Helen
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on fighter familiarization training with 96BG B-17's. Having completed the familiarization, A/C collided with B-17G 44-6137 'The Abortion Queen'. Pilot 2nd Lt Dwight G Belt Killed in Flying accident (KIFA). Crashed Greenstead Green, Halstead. 1-Oct-44.
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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
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35712781 / O-816033
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Abortion Queen
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Greenstead Green, Halstead CO9, UK | 1 October 1944 | Lost on fighter familiarization training with 96BG B-17's. Having completed the familiarization, A/C collided with B-17G 44-6137 'The Abortion Queen'. Pilot 2nd Lt Dwight G Belt Killed in Flying accident (KIFA). Crashed Greenstead Green, Halstead. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |