43-6698 Texas Ranger
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UPL 42970
P-51B-5-NA 43-6698 "Texas Ranger" Code: G4-E
357th FG - 362nd FS
Lt. Herschel "Tex" Hill, Long Beach, CA, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-6698 G4-E “Texas Ranger”.
357th FG - 362nd FS
Lt. Herschel "Tex" Hill, Long Beach, CA, 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-6698 G4-E “Texas Ranger”.
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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 496th Fighter Training Group 362nd Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16117255 / O-810477
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687373
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Group
- Service Numbers: 39827114
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38121754
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14083409
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ground crew
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Melsungen, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Engine failure. Pilot, John Templin bailed out |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
MACR 9240 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
"To War With The Yoxford Boys" - Merle Olmsted, pagew 130 346
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 9240 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database