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| USAAF 5th AF 8th FG 35th FS  8th FG c1942 |
Pilot 2nd Lt. Arthur "Art" Andres (survived) Crashed May 28, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39 Airacobta model and serial number are unknown. Likely, this aircraft was a P-38Q model serial number 42-?????. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 8th Fighter Group (8th FG), 35th Fighter Squadron (35th FS) "The Black Panthers". No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On May 28, 1942 at 7:50am took off from 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby piloted by Lt. Arthur "Art" Andres on a mission to intercept A6M2 Zeros from Tainan Kōkūtai (Tainan Air Group) over Port Moresby. During the combat, Andres was shot down and bailed out and returned to duty. References Previosly, Andres was shot down April 30, 1942 piloting P-39D 41-6930, and returned to duty on May 27, 1942. The next morning, he flew took off piloting this Airacobra and was shot down again. PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-39 Airacobra piloted by Lt. Andres 28 May 1942 Thanks to Edward Rogers for additional information 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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