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  P-40E Warhawk Serial Number 41-5607  
USAAF
5th AF
49th FG
8th FS

Pilot  2nd Lt Bernard A. Makowski (survived) Chicago, IL
Crashed  November 21, 1942
MACR  none

Aircraft History
Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Constructors Number 627. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40E Warhawk serial number 41-5607. Assigned to "Project X". Disassembled then loaded aboard USS Hammondsport and shipped to Australia arriving February 26, 1942 and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 8th Fighter Squadron (8th FS). No known nickname or nose art. When lost engine serial number 40-396.

Mission History
On November 21, 1942 took off from 3 Mile Drome (Kila) near Port Moresby piloted by 2nd Lt Bernard A. Makowski on a mission. While attempting to land at Kokoda Airfield, crash landed and slid into trees 200 yards from the runway. Pilot Makowski was unhurt in the crash and returned to duty afterwards.

References
NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Bernard A. Makowski
Individual Aircraft Record Card (IARC) - P-40E Warhawk 41-5607
USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-40E 41-5607
"5607 (49th PG, 8th PS) crashlanded at Kokoda Strip, PNG Nov 21, 1942, pilot OK"
49th FG, 8th FS History
Thanks to Gordon Birkett / ADF-Serials for additional information

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October 16, 2023

 

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