43-28539 Doodle Bug
Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt Irvin C Baker. Transferred to 48FS, 14FG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Escort to Vienna, after target - fuel exhausted, left formation and headed for Vis, at Lake Balaton feathered right engine, bailed out, 6 miles South of the city, rescued by partisans, Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Pilot Lt Wiliam B Karstetter EVD. 17-Nov-44 MACR 9874.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39001985 / O-746018
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Lake Balaton, Hungary | 17 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Escort to Vienna, after target - fuel exhausted, left formation and headed for Vis, at Lake Balaton feathered right engine, bailed out. Pilot Lt Wiliam B Karstetter EVD. 17-Nov-44 MACR 9874. |
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Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Lockheed. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Ponte Triolo, 71016 Foggia FG, Italy | Transferred to 48FS, 14FG, 15AF USAAF. |