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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) target support mission to Berlin and tangling with superior numbers of enemy fighters at Wittenburg. Whilst returning from mission at low level, hit by Flak in radiator and engine over Boulogne. Pilot Lt Vermont Garrison abandoned A/C. POW. 3-Mar-44. MACR 3048.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886027
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 3 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) target support mission to Berlin and tangling with superior numbers of enemy fighters at Wittenburg. Whilst returning from mission at low level, hit by Flak in radiator and engine over Boulogne. Pilot Lt Vermont Garrison abandoned A/C. POW. 3-Mar-44. MACR 3048. |