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Pilot 2nd Lt. William R. Marlott, O-428516 (survived) Crashed July 4, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number AP378 and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 35th Fighter Group (35th FG), 39th Fighter Squadron (39th FS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On July 4, 1942 took off from 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby piloted by 2nd Lt. William R. Marlott in a line abreast formation on a mission to intercept a formation of Japanese aircraft. Intercepted by A6M2 Zeros from Tainan Kōkūtai (Tainan Air Group). During the combat, Marlott's Airacobra was able to evade the attacking Zeros, but his engine quit forcing him to bail out. Also lost were P-39F 41-7148 pilot 2nd Lt James R. Foster (survived) and P-400 Airacobra AP378 pilot 2nd Lt. Frank E. Angier (survived). Fates of the Pilot Marlott landed in the foothills roughly 30 miles northeast of 30 Mile Drome (Rogers). After five days, he returned to Port Moresby and rejoined his squadron. References Joe Baugher "Airacobra I for RAF, P-400" Cobra In the Clouds (1982) pages 10-11 Thanks to Edward Rogers for research and analysis 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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