Aircraft History
Engine V-1710-85 serial number 42-96621.

Mission History
Took off from Fighter 2 Airfield on a strafing mission against Shortland, and then land at Segi Airfield. Weather was fair, with scattered showers and broken overcast from 10-11,000'. Last seen midway between Treasury and Shortland, possibly lost during bad weather. Also lost was P-39N 42-19022.

Memorials
Declared dead the day of the mission. Memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

P-39

MIA