42-106720
Object Number - UPL 22814 - Lt George C Knight,[ Lakewood RI ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106720 6N-T. This a/c was lost on 17 June 1944 when Lt Walter M Armistead,...
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Chatres, A/C P-51B 42-106720 suffered engine troubles, A/C abandoned and crashed near Châteaudun on 17-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5945.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14066302 / O-668301
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803404
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 16 March 1944 - 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 17 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Chatres, A/C P-51B 42-106720 suffered engine troubles, A/C abandoned and crashed near Châteaudun on 17-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5945. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Other Post shipping preparation |
Warton, Preston PR4, UK | Offloaded ship from US and prepared at Base Air Depot 2. |
