42-106790
Mustang P-51 #42-106790 encountered engine failure on the Rodeo sweep mission 27 April 1944 to the South of Paris. Crashed 2km South of Bersée, between Bersée and Faumont, 12km NE of Douai, Nord Department, France. Pilot Benjamin F. Elliott Jr made prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 4332.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809117
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Missions
- Date: 27 April 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
27 April 1944 | engine failure, crashed 2km South of Bersée, between Bersée and Faumont, 12km NE of Douai, Nord Department, France. |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4332
NARA Captured German Records : J-922 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131496038
and J-1061 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131497179
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 4332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database