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Pilot 1st Lt. Daniel R. Wolterding, O-664280 (MIA / KIA) IL MIA July 14, 1943 MACR 80 Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39N-1-BE Airacobra serial number 42-18258. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG), 339th Fighter Squadron (339th FS) "Sunsetters". No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engine V-1710-85 serial number 42-96296. Armed with a 37mm cannon, two .30 caliber machine guns and two .50 caliber machine guns makers and serial numbers unknown. Mission History On July 14, 1943 took off from Fighter 2 (Kukum) on Guadalcanal piloted by 1st Lt. Daniel R. Wolterding on an escort mission bound for Rendova Island. The weather was poor with ceiling and visibility zero. At roughly 5:00pm, presumed lost in a storm and ran out of fuel in the vicinity of Tetepare Island (Tetipari). This P-38 was believed to have sufficient altitude and the pilot may have bailed out. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost was P-39N Airacobra 42-18258 pilot 1st Lt. Morris R. Pace (MIA). Memorials Pace was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. Pace is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 5. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-39N-1-BE Airacobra 42-18260 "18260 (339th FS, 347th FG) lost Jul 14, 1943, Solomon Islands. MACR 80" Missing Air Crew Report 80 (MACR 80) created July 20, 1943 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Daniel R. Wolterding FindAGrave - 1Lt Daniel Robert Wolterding (tablets of the missing photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 27, 2024
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