43-24769 Missouri Mauler

Object Number - UPL 21818 - Maj. Willard W "Millie" Millikan, Rockport MO. 336th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-24769 VF-U "Missouri Mauler". Millie became a POW in this a/c on 30...

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Stendall, Germany. Post combat, climbing out, section flew through intense and accurate flak, one aircaft suffered direct hit and in the ensuing avoidance of debris, suffered mid air collision with P-51B 43-24787 [Lt Sam Young] 30-May-44. A/C abandoned. Pilot Capt Willard Millikan POW. MACR 5488.

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Units served with

People

Richard Darda

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief.

Neal V Gallagher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Willard Wesley Millikan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885404
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aircraft

43-24787

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

06388 Piethen, Germany 30 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Stendall, Germany. Post combat, climbing out, section flew through intense and accurate flak, one aircaft suffered direct hit and in the ensuing avoidance of debris, suffered mid air collision with P-51B 43-24787 [Lt Sam Young] 30-May-44. A/C abandoned. Pilot Capt Willard Millikan POW. MACR 5488.

Revisions

Date21 May 2016 11:56:30
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, description, events, aircraft associations and unit associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=24769&Submit=Sea…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=43-24769
https://www.fold3.com/image/28659313

Date17 May 2016 10:45:53
ContributorPyker
ChangesChanges to nicknames, markings, events, person associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

Added media of Millikan's P-51B and made associations. Removed association to the P-47C on this entry.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:19
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 5488 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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