Francis J McCarthy
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Object Number - UPL 38672 - Francis J McCarthy with his P-51 Chub-a-Luk 44-63179
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Oldenburg in P-51D 44-14882 '3rd Basser the Second'. Mechanical failure, coolant system failure, engine on fire, when abandoned.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Katydid 3rd Baser the Second
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Chub A Luk
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 7 August 1944 | Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage P-51C 42-102999W 555FTS 496FTG 8AF |
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Other Killed in action |
Oldenburg, Germany | 30 March 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Oldenburg in P-51D 44-14882 '3rd Basser the Second'. Mechanical failure, coolant system failure, engine on fire, when abandoned. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13470
