42-4478

P-39L 42-4478 301st FS, 332nd FG, 12th AF, lost on training flight from Montecorvino airbase. Cause unknown, disappeared in clouds in location of Mt Vesuvius. 24th Feb 1944. Pilot 2nd Lt Harry J Daniels KIA. MACR 2700 and MACR 4475

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Units served with

301st Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

332nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Harry J Daniels

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Service Numbers: O-811240
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Events

Event	Location	Description
Crashed	Mount Vesuvius, Vesuvio National Park, 80044 Ottaviano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy	Lost on training flight from Montecorvino airbase. Cause unknown, disappeared in clouds in location of Mt Vesuvius. 24th Feb 1944. Pilot 2nd Lt Harry J Daniels KIA. MACR 2700.
Assigned	Naples International Airport (NAP), Viale F. Ruffo di Calabria, 80144 Napoli NA, Italy	Assigned to 301st FS, 332nd FG, 12th AF.
Manufactured	Wheatfield, NY, USA	Built by Bell, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Delivered		To USAAF.
Other Shipped Overseas		Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled.