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Pilot 1st Lt. William "Bill" A. Levitan, O-427754 (MIA / KIA) Boston, MA MIA March 2, 1943 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number unknown. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38 Lightning model and serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 9th Fighter Squadron (9th FS) "The Flying Knights". No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On March 2, 1943 took off from either Garbutt Field or Horn Island Airfield piloted by 1st Lt. William "Bill" A. Levitan on a ferry flight bound for 14 Mile Drome (Schwimmer) near Port Moresby. Accompanying a B-17 Flying Fortress, after crossing the Cape York Peninsula, the formation entered a rain storm and was never seen again. This P-38 was presumed lost at sea over the Coral Sea or off the southern coast of New Guinea. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Levitan was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References Protect & Avenge: The 49th Fighter Group in World War II (1995) pages 97, 100, 119 lists the loss as March 3, 1943 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William A. Levitan FindAGrave - 1Lt William A Levitan (photo, tablets of the missing) 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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