UPL 23639
IMAGENorth American P-51B 42-106854 "Peabody's Pet" C5-B [Lt Walter Baron] on its belly in the foreground with P-51D 44-13345 'Mary Ann' C5-I bar [Lt Charles Burtner] in the background. Lt Baron's engine started running rough on an escort mission to Rechlin, Gemany. Lt Burtner whose radio was U/S escorted Lt Baron to Lumma, Sweden, where they and their aircraft were interned.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801663
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-695152
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
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