42-67039
P-38H-5-LO 42-67039 was assigned to 20FG/79FS at Kings Cliffe, UK. On 7-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by CPT Herbert W. Cumming, was flown to Nuthampstead to join with other P-38s from 55FG on a mission to escort B-26 bombers of 9th Air Force in an attack at Montdidier, France. He was joined by 7 others from the 20FG and these took off from Nuthampstead on the mission. The filght was attacked by German fighters over th English Channel and CPT Cumming and the aircraft crashed into the English Channel. 1KIA MACR 1265.
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Units served with
- 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: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-423814
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 7 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 7 November 1943 | Attacked by German fighters while on a mission to escort B-26 bombers of 9th Air Force. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Added connections to Places and Mission within existing website data; Added FTR event per MACR 1265; Added description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database