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Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter bomber mission to Chaumont, after strafing ground targets A/C lost oil pressure and was abandoned, crashed near Epioux on 10-Aug-44. Pilot Lt Lee Anderson Evaded (EVD) MACR 7764.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756436
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
6821 Epioux, Belgium | 10 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter bomber mission to Chaumont, after strafing ground targets A/C lost oil pressure and was abandoned, crashed near Epioux on 10-Aug-44. Pilot Lt Lee Anderson Evaded (EVD) MACR 7764. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |