USAAF
5th AF
35th FG
8th FS
Former Assignments
8th FG
Pilot Lt. Hervey Carpenter (survived)
Crew Chief Tony Trotta
Force landed May 13, 1942
Aircraft History
AC 341
Wartime History
One of six P-39s from 35th FS that took off from Port Moresby approximately 12:00 to intercept incoming A6M2 Zeros of the Tainan Kokutai. Several Zeros were hit, but no results were observed. Carpenter's P-39 was hit and he bailed out. The fighter crashed in the Redscar area, possibly on a mud flat, 25 miles north-west of Port Moresby. Carpenter returned to duty the next day.
References
Thanks to Edward Rogers & Aerothentic for additional information.
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