35th Fighter Group (35th FG)
Lockheed P-38 Lightning

39th Fighter Squadron "Cobra in the Clouds"
P-38F pilot Shifflet ditched October 14, 1942
P-38F pilot Sparks  (Nose 36) damaged December 27, 1942 written off
P-38F 42-12623  (Nose 16) pilot Faurot MIA March 3, 1943, 1 missing
P-38F 42-12627  assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron ultimate fate unknown
P-38F 42-12633  pilot Eason MIA March 3, 1943
P-38F 42-12640  assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron ultimate fate unknown
P-38F "Thumper" 42-12644  (Nose 15) ultimate fate unknown, not lost in combat or accident, likely scrapped
P-38F 42-12645 assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron
P-38F "Synchronized Sal" 42-12646  pilot Rowsey crashed December 4, 1942
P-38F 42-12647 (Nose 34) force landed January 1944 displayed PNG Museum (NMAG)
P-38F 42-12649  pilot Cella ditched November 4, 1942
P-38F 42-12650  pilot Morgan force landed July 16, 1943
P-38F 42-12651  assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron ultimate fate unknown
P-38F 42-12652 (Nose 33) written off at Finschafen and buried, salvaged 1999 restoration by Westpac Restorations
P-38F 42-12653 (Nose 27) ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared
P-38F "Regina I" 42-12654 (Nose 30) written off June 11, 1943 likely scrapped
P-38F 42-12665  pilot Mangas MIA January 8, 1943
P-38F 42-12658  assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron
P-38F "The Japanese Sandman" 42-126??  (Nose 26) ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared
P-38G 42-12715  pilot Shifflet MIA March 3, 1943, 1 missing
P-38G "Dumbo!" 42-12847  (Nose 37) pilot Laing force landed September 2, 1944
P-38G 42-12859  assigned Thomas J. Lynch
P-38G 43-2200  (Nose 33) ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared
P-38H 42-66517  pilot Larson ditched July 21, 1943
P-38H 42-66532  (Nose 10) pilot Haigler MIA November 13, 1943
P-38H 42-66567  assigned to the 39th Fighter Squadron
P-38H 42-66669  pilot Rounds MIA November 7, 1943, 1 missing
P-38H 42-66803  (Nose 33) written off June 1944 likely scrapped
P-38H "Mareelee II" 42-66851  (Tail 23) pilot Sullivan force landed September 20, 1943
P-38H "Jandina" 42-668??  ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared
P-38H "Japanese Sandman II" 42-66905  (Nose 33) pilot Dawson crashed December 4, 1943
P-38H 42-66911  (Nose 37) pilot Quinones crashed November 7, 1943
P-38J 42-103987  pilot Lynch crashed March 8, 1944, 1 missing
P-38 pilot Steele  MIA July 16, 1943, 1 missing

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