42-106854 Peabody's Pet
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UPL 23636
Lt. Walter [NMI] Baron,[ N. Grosvenor Dale, CT], 364th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106854 C5-B “Peabody’s Pet”. This a/c became lost on 25 August 1944 when Lt. Baron became interned in Sweden. Lt Walter Baron on the wing and Crew Chief Dick Eagan standing.
Assigned 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Walter Baron. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Rechlin, Gemany. Aborted near Rostock with engine running roughly and made for Sweden. Interned in Sweden. Pilot Lt Walter Baron. 25-Aug-44. MACR 7948. Aircraft scrapped in 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801663
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812374
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Stratford, London, UK | 21 June 1944 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failure Parkgate Farm, nr Stratford Cat 5 damage, Lt Will T Butts, 21-Jun-44. 376FS 361FG 8AF. |
Other Interned Sweden |
Lomma, Sweden | 25 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Rechlin, Gemany. Aborted near Rostock with engine running roughly and made for Sweden. Interned in Sweden. Pilot Lt Walter Baron. 25-Aug-44. MACR 7948. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Leiston IP16, UK | Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |