44-72409 Little Lulu
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Augsburg, hit by flak strafing Bruenthal A/D. Crashed near Augsburg, pilot 2nd Lt Donald Best Killed in Action (KIA). 16-Apr-45. MACR 13941.
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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 38th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-516554
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter 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) |
Augsburg, Germany | 16 May 1945 - 16 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Augsburg, hit by flak strafing Bruenthal A/D. Crashed near Augsburg, pilot 2nd Lt Donald Best Killed in Action (KIA). 16-Apr-45. MACR 13941. |
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Assigned |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |