42-106896
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission A/C abandoned due to fire in tailplane. Pilot Lt Marion L Woolard Prisoner of War (POW) 16-Nov-44 MACR 10298.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694224
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 354th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886802 / T-62410
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 10 June 1944 | Taxiing Accident Steeple Morden/Sta 122 Cat 3 damage Lt Richard G Cross, 10-Jun-44. P-51B 42-106896 - 354FS 355FG 8AF |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
57319 Bad Berleburg, Germany | 16 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission A/C abandoned due to fire in tailplane. Pilot Lt Marion L Woolard Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10298. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |