NS677
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UPL 55834
de Havilland Mosquito NS 677 Chip's Chariot, - L-R Lt William Cannon, Lt Vance Chipman, T/Sgt Jordan.
Niece of Vance Chipman
de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI, 654th BS, 25th BG, 8th AF. On Nov 1, 1944, H2X (Mickey) mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, aircraft was downed by fighters near Arnstein, Germany. Shot down flying a secret Mickey mission. Observer wounded in shooting down, hospitalized for 3 mths before being dispatched to POW camp. 2 POW. MACR 10237.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19064611 / O-669991
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601353 / O-1995872
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return |
Arnstein, Germany | 1 November 1944 | On Nov 1, 1944, H2X (Mickey) mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, aircraft was downed by fighters near Arnstein, Germany. Shot down flying a secret Mickey mission. Observer wounded in shooting down, hospitalized for 3 mths before being dispatched to POW camp. 2 POW. MACR 10237. |
Assigned |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 654th BS, 25th BG, 8th AF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
http://www.fold3.com/image/28729469/ MACR details.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmat.asp?theAT=Mos+XVI&Submit3=… MACR details.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 10237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database