42-67090 FOB Detroit
P-38H-5-LO 42-67090 "FOB Detroit" was assigned to the 55FG/338FS at Nuthampstead. On 29-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by 2LT John J. Carrol, was despatched along with other P-38s from 55 FG to provide escort to bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. When the flight was near Meppel, Holland it was attacked by German fighters. The battle damaged aircraft was abandoned by 2LT Carrol near Zwartsluis, Holland and he was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed at Zwartewatersklooster, Holland. 1POW MACR 1431.
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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-743313
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
8064 Zwartewatersklooster, Netherlands | 29 November 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft near Meppel, Holland while escorting bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany |
Revisions
Mepple → Meppel
Zwartshuis → Zwartsluis
Zwartewaterklooster → Zwartewatersklooster
See Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Meppel/Zwartsluis/Zwartewatersklooster/…
Lee Cunningham 18-Jul-2015. Added Nickname based on TN records of Peter Randall, historian, littlefriends.co.uk; Made connections to Squadron, Place and Mission within esixting webs site data; Added FTR event per MACR 1431; Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database