P-38J-20-LO Lightning Serial Number 44-23394

USAAF
13th AF
347th FG
339th FS

 

Pilot  Robert B. Westbrook, O-424187 (MIA/KIA)
Crashed  November 22, 1944

Pilot History
Westbrook was the 13th Air Force's highest scoring ace with 20 kills, while assigned to the 347th FG and fought across the Solomon Islands.

Mission History
Killed in combat on straffing a 140' Japanese gunboat at Makassar Harbor on the western side of the Celebes.

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