42-104205 Donna Jean

media-13694.jpeg UPL 13694 Major Burl Glass. Commander, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. stands beside his personal P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104205, coded 7Y-Y, nicknamed 'Donna Jean'. Aircraft shot down by flak 27 December 1944 while on a napalm run near Lierneux, Belgium. The pilot, 2Lt. Harold K. Sargent, successfully bailed out, was taken POW, and sent to Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany (MACR 11495). 474th Fighter Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 13694 - Major Burl Glass. Commander, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. stands beside his personal P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104205, coded 7Y-Y,...

On 27 December 1944, Harold Sargent, pilot of P-38 42-104205 was shot down on a mission from Florennes airfield, France, to Lierneaux, Belgium. The pilot was able to bail out and survived.

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Harold K Sargent

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 429th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-773823
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Belgium 27 December 1944

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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MACR 11495: https://www.fold3.com/image/46702344; https://www.fold3.com/image/46702356

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ContributorLucy May
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46702344

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ContributorSierraview1
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Scott Frederick, 474th Fighter Group Association

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Contributoreagle0025
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Gary Koch, 474th FG Association Historian and The Retail Gang (429th FS History) by Karl Swindt

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 11495 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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