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Pilot Lt. Edward E. Barr (rescued) Ditched October 15, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) as P-400 Airacobra serial number unknown and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Disassembled and shipped to the South Pacific (SoPAC) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG), 67th Fighter Squadron (67th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On October 15, 1942 by the late afternoon, there was no more gasoline available at Henderson Field. Aviation fuel was siphoned from two abandoned B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 11th Bombardment Group (11th BG) allowing Airacobras from the 67th Fighter Squadron to be refueled for a strike mission. At 5:15pm, one of seven Airacobras (three P-39s and five P-400s) that took off from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal each armed with a 500 pound bomb with SBD Dauntless dive bombers to attack a "Tokyo Express" run by Japanese destroyers spotted to the north. Off Santa Isabel, this Airacobra bombed and strafed the vessels. Lt. Barr was the last to make a firing pass, and was thought to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire and did not return to base. Damaged, Barr ditched off the Russell Islands and swam ashore unhurt. Rescue Later, Barr was rescued and returned to duty October 21, 1942. References 13th Fighter Command (2004) pages 65, 66, 93 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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