Clair A Penners
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Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Kirchhunden in P-38 #42-67966 on 22 Apr 44. Earlier on 30 October 1943 belly tank blew off while in formation. Weather made it difficult to find a landing field. Eventually found Tollerton and ran off the runway on landing P-38 #42-67072.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Pretty Patty
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4121 / MACR 4121, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database