43-12227 Baby Mike
Object Number - UPL 27444 - Lt.Col. Joseph E Broadhead, Rupert, ID, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-12227 G4-V "Baby Mike" named for his son. This a/c was lost on 8 November...
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseberg, on return and strafing ground targets hit by Me262 lsoing part of wing and wounding pilot, belly landing attempted 8-Nov-44 pilot Lt Warren B Corwin, [ Scarsdale, NY ] Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12399/15834.
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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: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 19072993 / O-728563
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32369162 / O-821671
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Missions
- Date: 11 August 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Nth of Brussels, Belgium | 8 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseberg, on return and strafing ground targets hit by Me262 lsoing part of wing and wounding pilot, belly landing attempted 8-Nov-44 pilot Lt Warren B Corwin, [ Scarsdale, NY ] Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12399/15834. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | ||
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Delivered |
California, USA | ||
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
