44-11689 Toolin Fool
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dahlem in P-51D 'Toolin Fool' 44-11689. In combat, making a pass at enemy fighters in a dive his aircrafts wings collapsed and he dived straight in near Prüm. Pilot Capt Walter N Perry Jr Killed In Action (KIA). MACR 11328.
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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: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34666173 / O-821770
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
54595 Prüm, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dahlem in P-51D 'Toolin Fool' 44-11689. In combat, making a pass at enemy fighters in a dive his aircrafts wings collapsed and he dived straight in near Prüm. Pilot Capt Walter N Perry Jr KIA. MACR 11328. |
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Manufactured |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
Oklahoma, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |