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Re: 355th Fighter Group 11.Sept.1944
Mirko - Cpt Kevin Rafferty 0-424727. joined 354FS 4 September, 1944. He was flying Zimmerman's wing coming away from Marburg when he was hit by flak and went down. Rafferty flying WR-R 43-6943, normally assigned to Hauver.
2Lt Charles McCurry 0821520. joined 354FS/355th on 27 July, 1944. He was strafing Marburg (or Kirchain?) airfield when he recieved several hits from 20mm flak. He climbed to about 1,000 feet and bailed out - but was jerked from his parachute harness and fell to his death near the airfield.
McCurry flying WR-P 42-106850, normally assigned to Hulderman.
Before this ship became WR-P Iowa Beaut, it was the second Mustang of Lt.Col Claiborne Kinnard and was WR-A Man O War and had 10 victory symbols still on the Mustang when re-assigned to Hulderman when Kinnard got his first P-51D-5
What else do you wish to know?
Regards,
Bill Marshall
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