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621 328 YFU Marsh apr 16 45 [bruno]_w

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  • Kerry Taylor said:
    Interesting history to this aircraft as per Joe Baughers website. 44-63869 P-51D 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-U. "Elionne / Passions Playground" (165th FS, Kentucky ANG) crashed near Franklin, KY Jan 7, 1948 during attempted intercept of UFO. Pilot Capt Thomas Mantell killed. This incident is legendary in the folklore of UFOs and flying saucers. The usual explanation was that Capt Mantell was trying to reach a Skyhook balloon (which was highly secret at the time) and lost consciousness due to a failure of his oxygen system and crashed.

615YFN_WoolyLamb(exLoisCarolyn)_McCollum_apr 1945_w

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  • Kerry Taylor said:
    Info from Joe Baughers website. 44-14385, P-51D, (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Dougie/Wooly Lamb") hit by flak over Rosenburg and bellied in near Schweinfurt Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13930. Pilot POW.

556 ex WRBbar_Jane VI_Marshall_22mar1945 [marshall]_w

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  • Kerry Taylor said:
    Info from Joe Baughers website has this aircraft as being lost in 1944 which is probably wrong. 44-72253, P-51D, (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Big Gas Bird") collided in midair with P-51D 44-14346 and crashed 3 mi E of Sudbury, UK Jun 2, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Joe Baugher probably wrong as American Air Museum in Britain has the date as Jun2 1945.