43-6948 Lorie II
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Charles W Lenfest. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Brunswick shot down by friendly fire from B-17 bomber being escorted, engine failed and A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt William P Boulet baled out Prisoner of War (POW). 26-Apr-44 MACR 4316.
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Units served with
- 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: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076367 / O-796654
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-025478
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 April 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany | 26 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Brunswick shot down by friendly fire from B-17 bomber being escorted, engine failed and A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt William P Boulet baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4316. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |