44-15274 Moja Halka
Object Number - UPL 23789 - Capt James B Griswold 359th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15274 OC-N photographed prior to group nose markings being applied. Capt Griswold did not name...
Assigned to 356 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt James B Griswold. Re-assigned to Lt Roger A Batie and named Moja Halka in honour of Miss Helen Menninger by assistant crew chief Cpl Robert R Reginski. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin engine failure diagnosed by low oil pressure prior to smoke being seen from exhaust stacks, shortly followed by abandonment 15-Mar-45. Pilot 1st Lt Roger A Batie Prisoner Off War (POW). MACR 13407.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- 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: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707609
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-766498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12167395
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
In Vicinity of Nordhorn, Germany | 15 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin engine failure diagnosed by low oil pressure prior to smoke being seen from exhaust stacks, shortly followed by abandonment 15-Mar-45. Pilot 1st Lt Roger A Batie Prisoner Off War (POW). MACR 13407. |
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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 |
o/s Imperial War Museum Hangar 1, Cambridge CB22, UK | Assigned to 356 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
