44-11652
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Rex C Boeckman. Failed to Return (FTR) lost on an escort mission to Ulm. Hit by flak strafing a Locomotive 25 miles west of Kassell crashed near Paderborn, Germany in P-51K 44-11652. 1-Mar-45. 1st Lt Ernest J Boehner Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12811
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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: 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39019499 / O-702751
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 33rd Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812041
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Paderborn, Germany | 1 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) lost on an escort mission to Ulm. Hit by flak strafing a Locomotive 25 miles west of Kassell crashed near Paderborn, Germany in P-51K 44-11652. 1-Mar-45. 1st Lt Ernest J Boehner Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12811 |
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Manufactured |
Dallas, TX, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
Texas, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |