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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14178 - Nose artwork (by S/Sgt Don Allen) on Lt. Vincent R. "Bud" Castle's P-47 Thunderbolt.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 2nd Lt Vincent R 'Bud' Castle lost in this A/C 19 June 43 - KIFA (Take-off crash). Crashed just off the base while returning from a local flight. Witnesses noted he was “flying low and climbing. He reached the top of a sharp bank across the road from the E-W runway when his plane dived straight for the ground and went up in flames.”
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command) No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885256
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885471
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 19 June 1943 | Killed in Crash Landing [Stalled] Debden/ 1/2mi Nth Cat 5 damage, pilot 2nd Lt Vincent R Castle, 19-Jun-43. 334FS 4FG 356 8AF. |
