42-67960

Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on familiarisation flight, A/C abandoned after engine failure* 1-May-44. Lt Byron P Yost RTD.



*Port engine quit at 29,000 ft, Lt Yost baled out of spinning A/C at 12,000ft.

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People

Andrew Long Chilton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group Headquarters (364th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 18038005 / O-421044
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Byron P Yost

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758145
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Hoxne, Eye IP21 5AU, UK 1 May 1944 Bale Out Engine Failure Nr Hoxne Cat 5 damage Lt Byron P Yost, 1-May-44. P-38J 42-67960 - 384FS 364FG 8 AF

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico