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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by an Bf109 on escort mission to Magdeburg. Hit by cannon fire which caused the A/C to break up in flames, pilot 2nd Lt Aubrey Hewatt abandoned A/C which crashed at Barnstadt, Germany. POW. 28-May-44. MACR 5397.
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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
- Service Numbers: O-756574
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044874, T-190582
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Barnstädt, Germany | 28 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Shot down by an Bf109 on escort mission to Magdeburg. Hit by cannon fire which caused the A/C to break up in flames, pilot 2nd Lt Aubrey Hewatt abandoned A/C which crashed at Barnstadt, Germany. POW. 28-May-44. MACR 5397. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |