42-106654 Jersey Bounce

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lutzendorff escort mission with 2Lt Howard L Johnson. Returning to base with a sick engine, Lt Johnson rolled A/C on it's back and baled out when engine quit, vicinity of Gembloux, Belgium. MACR 8652

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-701767
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12093137 / O-751451
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Gembloux, Belgium 13 September 1944 - 13 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Lutzendorff escort mission with 2Lt Howard L Johnson. Returning to base with a sick engine, rolled A/C on it's back and baled out, vicinity of Gembloux, Belgium. MACR 8652

Assigned

Leiston, UK Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA Built at North American.

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Sources

MACR 8652 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database