43-6942 Meiner Kleiner

media-15442.jpeg UPL 15442 Seen here taxiing out from Debden on a fighter-bomber mission, 1st Lt Joe Higgins' P-51B 'MEINER KLEINER' of the 336th Fighter Squadron displays just how much dirt and grime could accumulate on an aircraft's invasion stripes.

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

Object Number - UPL 15442 - Seen here taxiing out from Debden on a fighter-bomber mission, 1st Lt Joe Higgins' P-51B 'MEINER KLEINER' of the 336th Fighter Squadron displays just...

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time personal aircraft of Lt Joseph W Higgins, crew chief, S/Sgt Glesner H Weckbacher. Re-assigned 335FS and to Lt Richard F Kallner. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Merseburg, hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Pilot Lt George L Klaus POW. MACR 10334.

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Joseph W Higgins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756575
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Richard F Kallner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-714430
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

George L Klaus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-825459
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG"

Glesner Henry Weckbacher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35302207
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Halle (Saale), Germany 21 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Merseburg, hit by flak causing engine failure, A/C abandoned Halle, Germany 21-Nov-44. Pilot Lt George L Klaus POW. MACR 10334.

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Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

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MACR 10334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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