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Pilot F/O Buell F. Payne, T-000984 (MIA / KIA) Whitman, County, WA MIA September 6, 1943 at 1:00pm MACR 729 Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39N-5-BE Airacobra serial number 42-18798. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South Pacific (SOPAC) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG), 68th Fighter Squadron (68th FS). No known nose art or nickname. When lost, engine V-1710-85 serial number 42-96621. Mission History On September 6, 1943 took off from Fighter 2 Airfield on Guadalcanal piloted by F/O Buell F. Payne on a strafing mission against Shortland and then land at Segi Airfield on New Georgia. The weather was fair, with scattered showers and broken overcast from 10-11,000'. Last seen at 1:00pm midway between the Treasury Islands and Shortland Island, possibly lost due to bad weather. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost was P-39N 42-19022 pilot 1st Lt. Andrew Capa (MIA). Memorials Payne was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Buell F. Payne USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-39N-5-BE Airacobra 42-18798 "18798 (68th FS, 347th FG) lost Sep 6, 1943, Solomons. MACR 729" Missing Air Crew Report 729 (MACR 729) created September 18, 1943 American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) - Buell F. Payne FindAGrave - FltOff Buell F Payne (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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