42-8614 Saucy Shirley II
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
P-47D-5-RE 42-8614 was assigned to the 56FG/62FS at Halesworth, UK. On 17-Nov-43, the aircraft, piloted by 1LT Harry Coronios, was despatched with 3 others from the Group on a training mission over the North Sea. Aircraft last seen entering a cloud bank. Believed to have crashed into the North Sea off of Happisburgh, Norfolk. 1KNO MACR 1279.
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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: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790632
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 14055596 / O-659269
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Missions
- Date: 17 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Early Return |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 31 August 1943 | Early return from Field Order number 119 due to defective belly-tank |
Other Battle Damage |
8 October 1943 | Suffered Category AC battle damage dring Field Order number 151. Details of damage currently unknown. | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 17 November 1943 | 2nd Lieutenant Harry Coronios killed in accident (KIAc) on training sortie due to severe weather conditions - crashed into North Sea, 15 miles East of Happisburgh, Norfolk. (MACR1279) |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 15-Jul-2015. Added connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Edited Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 1279.
Added association to Harry Coronios who was KIA in this aircraft - MACR 1279)
MACR 1279 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database