42-104086 Strictly Stella's Baby Lucky Lady

media-24002.jpeg UPL 24002 Maj. Rufus C 'R C' Franklin. 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38J 42-104086 MC-F "Strictly Stella’s Baby".

Corrected serial number of aircraft. Data panel shows it to be a P-38J-15-LO whereas 42-68037 was a P-38J-10-LO.

Object Number - UPL 24002 - Maj. Rufus C 'R C' Franklin. 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38J 42-104086 MC-F "Strictly Stella’s Baby".

Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Rufus C Franklin. Re-assigned to Lt Arthur W Heiden when 'R C' was moved to HQ. Transferred to 402FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recce to Malmedy, hit by flak whilst strafing enemy column crashed Schwarzenbach, Belgium 26-Dec-44 pilot Capt Robert F McMahon Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11470.

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Units served with

People

R C Franklin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 19051083 / O-423798
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Arthur W Heiden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-753658
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 twin engine

Emery K Ryan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744765
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Manston, Ramsgate CT12, UK 23 June 1944 Forced landing RAF Manston 23-Jun-44. Lt Arthur Heiden.

Crashed

Ford, UK 4 July 1944 Forced landing RAF Ford 4-Jul-44. Lt Arthur Heiden.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Schwarzenbach, 4760 Büllingen, Belgium 26 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) armed recce to Malmedy, hit by flak whilst strafing enemy column crashed Schwarzenbach, Belgium 26-Dec-44 pilot Capt Robert F McMahon Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11470.

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA Built at Lockheed.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Andover, UK Transferred to 402FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date24 Oct 2016 11:00:22
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to markings, events and person associations
Sources

Correction via Peter Randall www.littlefriends.co.uk

Date21 Oct 2016 17:58:53
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=42-104086&Submit…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=104086
https://www.fold3.com/image/46701239

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:13
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 11470 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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