FRE 2409
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P-38H-5-LO Lightning, s/n 42-67048, coded LC-A of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Aircraft shot down 7 January 1944 by Bf109G flown by JG27 ace Major Werner Schroer near Saarbrucken, Germany. The pilot, Captain Joseph P. Marsiglia (338th FS/55th FG) bailed out, was taken POW, and sent to Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-386003
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron