44-15630 Junior Miss
Object Number - UPL 29374 - Lt. Glenwood A Zarnke, 363rd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15630 B6-L “Junior Miss II”. This a/c was lost on 9 February 1945 when Capt. James W...
Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bohlen. Witnesses in Woersdorf saw Browning’s P-51D converge on the Me-262 jet of Oberstleutnant Freiherr Von Riedsel, then collide with it. Both burst into flames and spun in, the Mustang landing near a train station and the Me 262 falling some 600 meters away. Capt James W Browning was killed in the mid-air collision. 9-Feb-45. MACR 12172.
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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 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064844 / O-740361
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822318
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
20 km SW Limburg, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bohlen. Mid air collision with Me-262 crashed 20 km SW Limburg, Germany KIA. MACR 12172. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |