43-24771 Miss Altoona
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C lost over the English Channel. Pilot Capt Robert Tussey baled out 30 miles NE of North Foreland. Picked up by an ASR boat out of Dover and taken to Ramsgate Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. 11-May-44. KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- 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: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13083233 / O-693176
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
North Foreland, United Kingdom | 11 May 1944 | A/C lost out over the English Channel. Pilot Capt Robert Tussey baled out 30 miles NE of North Foreland. Picked up by an ASR boat out of Dover and taken to Ramsgate Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. 11-May-44. |
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