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Pilot 1st Lt. Eugune "Gene" A. Wahl (survived) Crashed June 9, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number unknown and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 35th Fighter Group (35th FG), 39th Fighter Squadron (39th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On June 9, 1942 took off from Port Moresby piloted by Lt. Eugune "Gene" Wahl to escort B-25 Mitchells from the 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG) and B-26 Mauraders from the 22nd Bombardment Group (22nd BG). Near Cape Ward Hunt, intercepted A6M2 Zeros. On the return flight, he successfully force landed on the beach out of fuel (other sources say engine damage) south of Rigo, hitting his head on the gun site during the crash. Fate of the Pilot Returned to Port Moresby, Wahl returned to duty on June 15, 1942. References USAF Historical Study No. 85 USAF Credits For The Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II Alphabetical: Wahl, Eugune A. pages 194 (PDF page 201) P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2 (2001) page 13 Revenge of the Red Raiders (2006) page 107 Joe Baugher "Airacobra I for RAF, P-400" Thanks to 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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