42-25881
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UPL 17770
P-47D Thunderbolt 42-25881 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF pilot Capt Eugene M Potter. A/C and pilot lost on dive bombing mission in a mid air collision with a Fw190. 7-7-44. MACR 6645.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-25881, assigned to the 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, 9-3-44. Whilst on dive bombing mission, collided with a Fw190 near Campeau that had emerged from the overcast directly in front of him. 7-7-44 A/C crashed near Campeau, France. Pilot Capt Eugene M Potter KIA. MACR 6645.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 368th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 397th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25881
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK | 9 March 1944 | Assigned to 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, 9-3-44. |
Crashed |
Campeau, 83470, France | 7 July 1944 | Whilst on dive bombing mission, collided with a Fw190 near Campeau that had emerged from the overcast directly in front of him. 7-7-44 A/C crashed near Campeau, France. Pilot Capt Eugene M Potter KIA. MACR 6645. |
Manufactured Failed to Return (FTR) |
Long Island, New York, USA | Built by Republic. | |
Delivered |
United States | To USAAF. | |
Other Shipped Overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. |