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Pilot 2nd Lt. Irwin Weiss, O-810442 (MIA / KIA) Far Rockaway, NY MIA March 19, 1944 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-38H Lightning serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped across the Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 8th Fighter Group (8th FG), 36th Fighter Squadron (36th FS) "The Flying Fiends". No known nickname, nose art or markings. Mission History On March 19, 1944 took off from Finschafen Airfield (Dreger) piloted 2nd Lt. Irwin Weiss on a mission over Wewak. Over the target, the right engine caught fire causing this P-38 to dive into the sea 15 miles north of Kairiru Island. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Weiss was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Weiss is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Irwin Weiss American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Irwin Weiss FindAGrave - 2Lt Irwin Weiss (tablets of the missing) The Jewish Floridian August 18, 1944 page 7 "Lt. Irwin Weiss, 22, of Far Rockaway, N. Y. a USAAF fighter pilot in service a year and a half, was killed in action at Wewak, New Guinea." Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated April 19, 2021
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