42-26016
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Dummer Lake
mid air collision with P-51 42-106486, pilot Capt Alwin M Juchheim Jr baled out Prisoner of War (POW) 28-May-44 MACR 5280.
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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: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14095313 / O-799574
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034696 / O-810522
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Virginia
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
West of Gardelegen, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Dummer Lake Mid air Collision with P-51 42-106486, pilot Capt Alwin M Juchheim Jr POW 28-May-44 MACR 5280. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |