44-38859

Involved in a mid air collision with B-17, 44-8687, on 26 April 1945.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clyde Ray Simmons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8687

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

26 April 1945

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Sources

Added from details at:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-incident-logs