44-14167 Purple Shaft
Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt Peter Dempsey. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamm. Strafing Vorden aerodrome, possibly hit by flak. 26-Nov-44 - Lt Richard I Barrett POW. MACR 10538.
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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: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20324128 / O-802229
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743319
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Verden, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamm. Strafing Vorden aerodrome, possibly hit by flak. 26-Nov-44 - Lt Richard I Barrett POW. MACR 10538. |
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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 |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |