NS619
Object Number - UPL 7234 - NS619 Post USAAF in RAF markings at RAF Watton dispersal.
Landing accident - RAF Watton, 22/3/45 - Substantial damage - Kenneth McGriffin (pilot). Struck Off Charge 03/05/45.
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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 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35577056 / O-768183
- 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 |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 22 March 1945 | Substantial damage - Landing accident - RAF Watton - Kenneth McGriffin (pilot). |
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Other Struck Off Charge |
3 May 1945 | Struck Off Charge 03/05/1945. |
Revisions
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Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.
Photo of accident appears on page 183 of Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publishers, 2011. Accident occurred late 22 March, but photo taken after midnight and dated 23 March.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publishers, 2011
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