Neil E Park

Military

Staff Sergeant Neil Park was a ball turret gunner in the B-24J, Mistah Chick, 42-100146, piloted by Ralph Leslie, and was shot down by flak after a mission over Europe. His plane, damaged by the flak hits, crash landed in Sweden and was interned by the Swedes. (INT - SWE). 6 20 1944. MACR 5924. - Pilot Ralph I. Leslie

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A crashed B-24 Liberator (HP-U_, serial number 42-100146) nicknamed "Mistah Chick" of the 567th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2100146. Mistah Chick. HP-U_. 389BG, 41 raids.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Mistah Chick
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hartford, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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ContributorKickapoo
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Best Web - B-24J - 42-100146 - Mistah Chick

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database