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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission Lutzendorf.
While strafing Langensalza Airdrome, aircraft was struck by flak. With engine afire and streaming glycol, pilot Lt Rufus L Patterson “pulled up to 200 ft, rolled on his back and left the aircraft,” though the chute deployed, not fully before he hit the floor. KIA. 11-Sep-44. MACR 8677.
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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
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815755
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Am Langensalza, 31832 Springe, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission Lutzendorf. While strafing Langensalza Airdrome, aircraft was struck by flak. With engine afire and streaming glycol, pilot Lt Rufus L Patterson “pulled up to 200 ft, rolled on his back and left the aircraft,” though the chute deployed, not fully before he hit the floor. KIA. 11-Sep-44. MACR 8677. |