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Failed to Return (FTR). Weather Recon Over Water (OW) North Sea pilot 1st Lt John J Mann and 2nd Lt William L Davis KIA. 7/7/44. MACR 7240.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 7 July 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
North Sea | 7 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Weather Recon Over Water (OW) North Sea pilot John J Mann KIA. MACR 7240. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Production list / mossie.org / MACR 7240
https://www.fold3.com/image/28677860
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7240 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Production list / mossie.org / MACR 7240
https://www.fold3.com/image/28677860