42-26649 Elizabeth Miss Carriage
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Object Number - UPL 18772
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 361st FS, 356th FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to 392FS, 367th FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Eger, Czech hit by flak and crashed near Michelsberg, Czech. Pilot Lt James B Cutler Prisoner of War (POW). 16-Apr-45. MACR 14204.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- 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: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13086825 / O-770088
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32287349
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816834
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Czech Republic | 16 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Eger, Czech hit by flak and crashed near Michelsberg, Czech. Pilot Lt James B Cutler Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 14204. |
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Other Transferred |
Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst SO43, UK | Transferred from 361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF at Martlesham Heath to 367th FG, 9th AF | |
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Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Transferred to 361st FS, 356th FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |
