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Pilot 2nd Lt. Henry R. Peebles, O-832873 (MIA / KIA) SC MIA May 10, 1945 at 9:35am MACR 14407 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Inglewood. Constructors Number 122-31183. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-51D-20-NA Mustang serial number 44-63957. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the Central Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 7th Air Force, 21st Fighter Group, 46th Fighter Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engine V-1650-7 serial number V-328757. Weapon serial numbers noted in Missing Air Crew Report 14407 (MACR 14407). Wartime History On May 10, 1945 took off from Motoyama No. 1 (Chidori, Central Field) on Iwo Jima, flying as "Red 4" on a dive bombing mission against Chi Chi Jima. Visibility was 50% cloud cover with visibility 15 miles. Diving down through an overcast from 10,000' this P-51 was never seen again. A big explosion was seen east of the target impacting a bluff above the sea. This was assumed to be a bomb, but could have been this aircraft crashing on land or the sea. When this aircraft failed to return, this aircraft was declared Missing In Action (MIA). Search Afterwards, other P-51s from "Josephine flight" orbited the island at 2,000' searching for any sign of the crash, and across the island at 1,000' and 7,000'. Also, "Dumbo 8" (B-17H Flying Fortress) searched the island and found nothing. Memorials Peebles was officially declared dead on May 11, 1946 and is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Honolulu Cemetery (Punchbowl) on court 7. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-51D-20-NA Mustang 44-63957 "63957 (46th FS, 21st FG) lost from unknown cause over Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands May 10, 1945. MACR 14407. Pilot killed." Missing Air Crew Report 14407 (MACR 14407) created May 10, 1945 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Henry R. Peebles FindAGrave - 2Lt Henry R Peebles (aircraft photo, tablets of the missing 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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