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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) aircraft struck by flak while strafing an aerodrome. After crash landing, pilot Capt Kendall E 'Swede' Carlson continued to direct his airborne comrades onto targets about the airdrome via the R/T in the cockpit. POW. MACR 12737.
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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: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044438
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) aircraft struck by flak while strafing an aerodrome. After crash landing, pilot Capt Kendall E 'Swede' Carlson continued to direct his airborne comrades onto targets about the airdrome via the R/T in the cockpit. POW. MACR 12737. |