LR530
Taxiing accident, Watton. Minor Damage 24/3/45, Edward F Hodges (pilot) USAAF.
Landing accident, Watton. Minor Damage. 10/4/45, Andrew C. Horvath (pilot) USAAF. Transferred to 5910M. Date unknown.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818674
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 24 March 1945 | LR530 - Taxi accident . Minor Damage 24.3.1945, Edward F. HODGES (pilot) USAAF. |
Crashed |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 10 April 1945 | LR530 - Landing accident. Minor Damage. 10.4.1945, Andrew C. HORVATH (pilot) USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
29 March 1946 | Transferred to 5910M. Date unknown. |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
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Sources
Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.
A photo of the 24 March accident appears on page 196, Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII"m Schiffer Publishers Ltd. 2011.
ContributorWattonman
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Sources
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publishers, Ltd. 2011.