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Pilot 2nd Lt Stanley J. Hunter, O-727470 (MIA / KIA) CA MIA April 3, 1943 at 8:05am MACR none Aircraft History Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Constructors Number unknown. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40E Warhawk serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 8th Fighter Squadron (8th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On April 3, 1943 took off from Port Moresby piloted by 2nd Lt Stanley J. Hunter on a patrol mission over Cape Ward Hunt. At an altitude of between 5,000 - 6,000', the flight made a sharp turn to the left. During this turn, this went under P-40E piloted by 2nd Lt Moose while making a cross-over in an element maneuver. Lt. Moose attempted to pull up, but impacted in the cockpit area. Both aircraft smoked and fell out of control into the sea about two miles offshore from Douglas Harbor. Search Afterwards, an intensive search was carried out but Lt. Moose was never found. Memorials Hunter was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, posthumously. Hunter is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. He also has a memorial marker at La Verne Cemetery in La Verne, CA. References 49th Fighter Group History Casualty File 1st Lt Robert A. Moose PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-40 Kittyhawk piloted by Hunter American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Stanley J. Hunter FindAGrave - 2Lt Stanley J Hunter (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Lieut Stanley J. Hunter (memorial marker photo) 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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