42-7924
Object Number - UPL 15151 - 1st Lt. 'Mike' Sobanski's P-47D Thunderbolt 42-7924 and another 334th Fighter Squadron aircraft - both equipped with 200-gallon external tanks -...
P-47D-1-RE 42-7984 was assigned to the 4FG/334FS at Debden, UK. On 3-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by F/O Frank D. Gallion, had been relocated to Halesworth, UK as a more forward base for despatch on this mission to escort B-17 bombers attacking at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. When the flight got to the Dutch coast it was attacked by German fighters and shot down. The aircraft and F/O Gallion crashed into the Ijsselmeer and he was Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1049
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190742
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885191
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Missions
- Date: 3 November 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
IJsselmeer, Netherlands | 3 November 1943 | Shot down by German fighters over Holland while on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Wilhelmshave, Germany. Aircraft crashed into the Ijsselmeer, Holland |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 8-Jul-2015. Added FTR event per MACR 1048; Made connections to Place (Halesworth take-off location) and Mission within existing website data; Added Markings andDescription based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
MACR 10428 / MACR 1048 / MACR 3149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
