44-15369 Sweet Fern
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal A/C of 1st Lt William C Miller Jr. Failed to Return (FTR) presumed shot down in tangle with 2 Russian A/C east of Berlin. 2nd Lt Albert L Peterson Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13415.
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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: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822331
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719413
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
East of Berlin, Germany | 18 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) shot down east of Berlin. 2nd Lt Albert L Peterson Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13415. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |