42-25698 Okie II Jeanie

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06063-51369AC.
Object Number - UPL 29029 - "PULLIN PROP THRU . . . Preparatory to starting engine of P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt. Quince L. Brown, leading fighter pilot with 13 kills to...
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Ostend after pulling off Aerodrome at Miltonberg seen to be smoking, reported zero oil pressure. Bellied in at Darmstadt. Pilot Lt. Robert E. Clague Prisoner of War (POW). 10-Sept-44 MACR 8691.
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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
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18031550 / O-412502
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886019
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06934161
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812871
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713584
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Darmstadt, Germany | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Ostend after pulling off Aerodrome at Miltonberg seen to be smoking, reported zero oil pressure. Bellied in at Darmstadt. Pilot Lt Robert E Clague Prisoner of War (POW). 10-Sept-44 MACR 8691. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
MACR 8691 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
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MACR 8691 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database