42-66724 Miss Margaret
55th FG - 338th FS
Standing Left to Right: CPL John Jones, TSGT Millard Easton, 2LT Robert N. Jensen, SGT Rueben Robinson, SGT Wayne A. Hunter right
466th Bomb Group collection
P-38H-1-LO 42-66724 was assigned to 55FG/338 FS at Nuthampstead, UK. On 13-Nov-43 the airfcraft, piloted by 2LT Robert N. Jensen, was despatched with others of the 55FG to provide escort to B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany. On the penetration his aircraft lost an engine and was forced to leave formation. He was then attacked by fighters. He managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft with severe burns to his face and neck and shrapnel wounds to his arms an legs. He was captured as a Prioner of War (POW). Aircraft crashed at Hahlemeer Moor, near Quackenbruck, Germany. 1POW MACR 1269
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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: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36173044
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ground Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37226703
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743342
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32325587
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Quakenbrück, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft near Quackenbruck, Germany while escorting B-17s atacking at Bremen, Germany |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 13-Jul-2105 Added nickname per littlefriends.co.uk website, Peter Randall historian
Lee Cunningham 13-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added FTR even per MACR 1279; Added Descritpion based on "Losses of the 8ht & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1269 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database