Wesley B Empey
MilitaryPilot P-39Q 42-19469, 72nd FS, 318th FG, 7th AF, lost on escort/straffing mission to Mille Island, hit water after straffing dive, aircraft was observed to crash into the sea by 2nd Lt. Abel Morales, who did not see the pilot bail out and when he circled the crash, saw only an oil slick, crash location 2-3 miles W of Mille Island. KIA, 16th Jan 44, MACR 1903.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-39 Airacobra
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
2-3 miles W of Mili Island, Mili Atoll, RMI | 16 January 1944 | Lost on escort/straffing mission to Mille Island, hit water after straffing dive, aircraft was observed to crash into the sea by 2nd Lt. Abel Morales, who did not see the pilot bail out and when he circled the crash, saw only an oil slick, crash location 2-3 miles W of Mille Island. KIA, 16th Jan 44, MACR 1903. |
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Other Assigned |
Makin Island, Kiribati | Assigned to 72nd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th AF. | |
| Washington County, UT, USA | Washington County, Utah, USA. | ||
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA | Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=1903 MACR bare bones.
http://www.fold3.com/image/28698221/ MACR Details.
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-39/42-19469.html Accident fine detail.
http://www.fold3.com/title_853 American Battle Monuments Commission