42-67233
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber withdrawal support mission in P-38J 42-67233, hit by flak, causing the loss of one engine and resultant loss of control, A/C abandoned and crashed near Kolbitz 8-Mar-44. Pilot 2Lt Charles E Brock Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3060.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-752101
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kolbitz, 02999 Lohsa, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber withdrawal support mission in P-38J 42-67233, hit by flak, causing the loss of one engine and resultant loss of control, A/C abandoned and crashed near Kolbitz 8-Mar-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3060. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | ||
Delivered |
California, USA | ||
Assigned |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |