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  P-39Q-5-BE "Maxine" Serial Number 42-20393  
USAAF
5th AF
71st TRG
82nd TRS

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82nd TRS c1944

Aircraft History
Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39Q-5-BE Airacobra serial number 42-20393. Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned 5th Air Force, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Assigned to pilot Lt. Delta C. "Del" Graham, Jr., O-798281. Nicknamed "Maxine". Officially credited with one confirmed aerial victory. Aircraft is P-39Q serial 42-20393.

Ultimate fate unknown, possibly this Grahan was killed piloting this aircraft when he died on a combat mission on March 1, 1944.

Memorials
Graham is buried at Brooking Cemetery in Raytown, Missouri.

References
FindAGrave - Lieut Delta Carl Graham, Jr.
Graham was officially credited with one aerial victory.
Thanks to Gerry Masher additional information

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Last Updated
November 30, 2024

 

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