44-64159 Jills Jalopy VII

media-22312.jpeg UPL 22312 Major Paul E Hoeper 343rd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-64159 CY-H "Jill's Jallopy II".

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Object Number - UPL 22312 - Major Paul E Hoeper 343rd Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-64159 CY-H "Jill's Jallopy II".

Assigned 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Munich. Last seen whilst strafing enemy aircraft near Zorneding, 20 km ESE of Munich. Pilot 2nd Lt Richard K Abel Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13950.

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Units served with

People

Richard K Abel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-721932
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Paul E Hoeper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters (55th Fighter Group)
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Zorneding, Germany 9 April 1945 - 9 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Munich. Last seen whilst strafing enemy aircraft near Zorneding. Pilot 2nd Lt Richard K Abel Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13950.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American Aviation.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Revisions

Date16 May 2022 11:42:41
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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Date3 Jan 2022 10:31:07
ContributorAnthony Whitworth
ChangesChanges to description
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Corrected transcription error, location.

Date20 Jun 2016 13:50:55
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, person associations and place associations
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29436006

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:51
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 13950 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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