Mel G Ingebrigtsen
Military
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Object Number - UPL 29840 - Capt Mel Ingy Ingebrigtsen 79th FS and P-51D MC+A 'Miss U Louise'
Flight leader 79th FS 20th FG Sept1944 - May 1945
309 combat hours
1 1/2 kills by strafing plus 4 locomotives
P-51D s/n 44-15049 MC+A "Miss 'U' Louise"
P-51D s/n 44-15752 MC+A "Miss 'U' Louise"
Ground crew:
S/Sgt. Joe Taylor-crew chief, Sgt Russ Russell-ass't crew chief & Sgt Harry Schuler-armorer
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Portland, Oregon | 22 November 1923 | |
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Enlisted Promoted |
Denver, CO, USA | 1 March 1943 | Buckley AAF |
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Died |
Portland, OR, USA | 1 November 1995 | |
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Buried |
Portland, OR, USA | 14 November 1995 | Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Plot: 2, 0, 3648 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
