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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Rouen area. A/C hit by flak in engine attempting to bomb train in ravine, engine oil spilling from nose to tail. A/C abandoned Lyons area. Pilot 1st Lt Oscar Lajeunesse baled out EVD. 6-Jun-44. MACR 5610.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812445
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044959
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Missions

  • Date: 6 June 1944
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Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Lyon, France 6 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Rouen area. A/C hit by flak in engine attempting to bomb train in ravine, engine oil spilling from nose to tail. A/C abandoned Lyons area. Pilot 1st Lt Oscar Lajeunesse baled out EVD. MACR 5610.

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MACR 5610 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database