MM761
Assigned to 416th Night Fighter Squadron, 12th Air Force. Take off Pisa airdrome, crash nr Florance. Posted Missing. 1st Lt Frank H Janisch and 2nd Lt Eugene K Franklin in MM761 went MIA while on an intruder sweep of the Padova-Ferrara area. Their Mosquito crashed with Franklin found dead in the wreckage. Janisch was wounded, picked-up by some farmers, but died four-hours later. 1st Lt Frank H Janisch (pilot) and 2nd Lt Eugene K Franklin (nav.) - killed in action.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1695567
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747810
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Leavesden Aerodrome, Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 7BZ, UK | 28 April 1944 | Leavesden Built, contract number 1576/SAS/C.23(a), between 28-4-1944 and 1-9-1944. |
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Crashed |
Florence, Italy | 29 January 1945 | Take off Pisa airdrome, crash nr Florance. Posted Missing. 1st Lt Frank H Janisch and 2nd Lt Eugene K Franklin in MM761 went MIA while on an intruder sweep of the Padova-Ferrara area. Their Mosquito crashed with Franklin found dead in the wreckage. Janisch was wounded, picked-up by some farmers, but died four-hours later. 1st Lt Frank H Janisch (pilot) - killed. 2nd Lt Eugene K Franklin (nav.) - killed. |
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Assigned |
Pisa PI, Italy | Assigned to 416th Night Fighter Squadron, 12th Air Force. |
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Sources
MACR 11813 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database