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Failed to return - Pilot blinded by searchlights causing him to crash at Plantlunne airfield, Germany - Capt Robert A Tunnell - KIA, S/Sgt John G Cunney (nav) - KIA. MACR 8991.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 8th Combat Camera Unit 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06995337
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Cameraman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886174
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
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Crashed |
Lünne, Germany | 18 September 1944 | Failed to return - Pilot blinded by searchlights causing him to crash at Plantlunne airfield, Germany - Capt Robert A Tunnell - KIA, S/Sgt John G Cunney (nav) - KIA. MACR 8991. |
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http://www.fold3.com/image/28667207/ MACR details.
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmat.asp?theAT=Mos+XVI&Submit3=… MACR details.
http://www.fold3.com/image/28667207/ MACR details.