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UPL 33293
Dutch Rekindle War Memories for Pilot, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, January 30, 1989
Dean Genge
Assigned to 82FS, 82FG, 8AF USAAF. Assigned to Lt William H Genge, lost in this a/c 24-May-44 on bomber escort mission to Bremen, engine started running roughly, headed back to base and abandoned A/C over Alkmaar, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5279.
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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: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13088348 / O-818365
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Alkmaar, Netherlands | 24 May 1944 | Lt William H Genge, lost in this a/c 24-May-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5279. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | Assigned to 82FS, 82FG, 8AF USAAF. |