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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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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

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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Sources

MACR 5397 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database