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Assigned 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rodeo to Bourdeaux, France. Strafed train and after 1st pass, engine showed signs of failing, oil pressure zero and smoking. A/C belly landed 8-Jun-44 - Pilot Lt Col Gerald Dix POW. MACR 5750.
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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
- 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: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-427476
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Operations Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
26460 Bourdeaux, France | 8 June 1944 - 8 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rodeo to Bourdeaux, France. Strafed train and after 1st pass, engine showed signs of failing, oil pressure zero and smoking. A/C belly landed 8-Jun-44 - Pilot Lt Col Gerald Dix POW. MACR 5750. |