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P-51 Mustang
Lt Bob McGee and ground crew at the nose of 42-106486 C3-A 'Virginia' 382FS, 363FG, 9th AF. In the background stands 42-106647 C3-D 'Big Mac Junior'.
Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) penetration escort Frankfurt head-on mid air collision with P-47 42-26016. A/C destroyed, Pilot 2Lt Anthony E Ladas, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5138.
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Dummer Lake
mid air collision with P-51 42-106486, pilot Capt Alwin M Juchheim Jr baled out Prisoner of War (POW) 28-May-44 MACR 5280.
Group
Equipped with P-51s, the Group entered combat from England in February 1944, flying bomber escort and ground-strafing missions. They took part in the invasion of Normandy, protecting gliders and troop carriers on 6 and 7 June. In September 1944, now...
Squadron
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 78th Fighter Group
Flight leader/Ass't OPS officer 83rd FS 78th FG
76 combat missions 237 combat hours
9 air kills + 6 ground kills
POW May 28, 1944 (collision with P-51B) MACR# 5280
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 363rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) penetration escort Frankfurt head-on mid air collision with P-47 42-26016. A/C destroyed pilot 2Lt Anthony E Ladas Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5138.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
28 May 1944
Military site : airfield
Built during 1943 as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), Staplehurst was used briefly by RAF fighter squadrons during August to October 1943 and then allocated to the Ninth Air Force. Developed and improved during the winter of 1943-44, the station...
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| Manufactured | Inglewood, CA, USA | 1944 |
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Built at North American. |
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| Delivered | California, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Staplehurst, Tonbridge TN12, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | West of Gardelegen, Germany | 28 May 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) penetration escort Frankfurt head-on mid air collision with P-47 42-26016. A/C destroyed pilot 2Lt Ladas KIA. MACR 5138. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 May 2022 10:30:49 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=5138&Submit=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 July 2020 19:53:47 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added commas to the Description section to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 November 2017 19:56:31 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, aircraft associations, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=5138&Submit=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 5138 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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