44-20096 Skirty Bert III
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FRE 7440
Colonel C.B. Kelly, of the 406th Fighter Group, in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Skirty Bert III", at Handorf. Image via John Quincy.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 19 November 1944 | Departed Mouremelon-le-Grand (A-80) on strafing mission to Bereich östlich Metz, hit by flak in area of Zwischen Weiler und Wellingen (Saarland). 19/11/44. MACR: 10505. |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 10505 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database