NS677

media-55834.jpeg 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

Object Number - UPL 55834 - de Havilland Mosquito NS 677 Chip's Chariot, - L-R Lt William Cannon, Lt Vance Chipman, T/Sgt Jordan.

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

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

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

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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.

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Sources

MACR 10237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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