42-67929 Bob Cat II
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brussels with 2Lt Harry J Watson
Jr; crashed during strafing run SE of Middleburg on Walcheren Island, Belgium on 25-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5284
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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: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659477
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758257
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
SE Middleburg, Walcheren Island, Hollland | 25 May 1944 - 25 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brussels with 2Lt Harry J Watson Jr; crashed during strafing run SE of Middleburg on Walcheren Island, Belgium on 25-May-44. POW MACR 5284 |
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Assigned |
Kings Cliffe, UK | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |