42-22530 The Kid
P-47D #42-22530 was hit by Flak on a low-level sweep in the Wizernes V-weapons area on 11 March 1944. Pilot Harold S. Riley Jr was Killed In Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 5013.
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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: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19047574 at enlistment, then O-732368
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Missions
- Date: 11 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Broscocourt, France | 11 March 1944 | Flak, crashed near Boscrocourt, France |
Revisions
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Sources
MACR 5013 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database