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Pilot 1st Lt. Thomas S. Ingram, O-661322 (MIA / KIA) Orlando, FL MIA November 1, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number AP367 and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 35th Fighter Group (35th FG), 41st Fighter Squadron (41st FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On November 1, 1942 took off from 7 Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby at noon as part of a formation of Airacobras led by C.O. Doss on a mission to escort three C-47 Dakotas to Pongani Airfield. Returning, the Airacobra formation encountered a weather front that closed in. The base of the overcast was at 1,000' with the top at roughly 28,000'. This Airacobra was last seen entering the overcast over the Owen Stanley Mountains and failed to return. Also lost was P-400 Airacobra AP266 piloted by 1st Lt. Zabel. Search No search was made for the two missing pilots. Memorials Ingram was officially declared dead on December 9, 1945. He is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery. References Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) - Thomas S. Ingram 41st FS Diary November 1, 1942 "weather closed in and Lt. Ingram and Lt. Zabel became lost, and never returned." PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-400 Airacobra piloted by Ingram Joe Baugher "Airacobra I for RAF, P-400" American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Thomas S. Ingram DPMO Service Personnel Not Recovered Following WWII Ingram, Thomas S. Los Angeles Times "A Brother, Though Still Missing, Is No Longer Lost" by Mike Downey June 27, 1999 Los Angeles Times "World War II, Human remains, Missing persons" by Mike Downey June 27, 1999 The Noble Generation, Volume 2 pages 88-89 Thanks to Erick W. Kyro, Daniel Leahy, Bruce Hoy and Edward Rogers for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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