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Pilot 2nd Lt. Stanley F. Rice, O-426427 (MIA / KIA) Albany County, NY Crashed June 16, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39F-1-BE Airacobra serial number 41-7136. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 8th Fighter Group (8th FG) and operated from Port Moresby. Next, assigned to the 35th Fighter Group (35th FG), 40th Fighter Squadron (40th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On June 16, 1942 at 8:20am took off from 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby pilot 2nd Lt. Stanley F. Rice after an air raid alert minutes earlier to intercept incoming Japanese planes. Attacked by A6M2 Zeros from Tainan Kōkūtai (Tainan Air Group) on a fighter sweep over Port Moresby. Last seen over Redscar Bay. When this Airacobra failed to return it was declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Rice was officially declared dead on November 18, 1945. He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Rice is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Stanley F. Rice USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-39F-1-BE Airacobra 41-7136 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Stanley F. Rice FindAGrave - 1Lt Stanley F Rice (tablets of the missing photo) PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-39D Airacobra 41-7136 40th Fighter / Flight Test Squadron Associate "WWII Honor Roll" via Wayback Machine July 23, 2008 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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