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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 9AF USAAF. Aircraft struck by shipboard flak just off the coast of Varhaug, Norway shortly after completing escort for RAF Beaufighters attacking a convoy. Pilot 2nd Lt Thomas Underwood reported his engine was on fire and that he would have to bail out off shore. 8-Aug-44. POW. MACR 7758.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 16026203 / O-391228
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-414037
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810773
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea off Varhaug, Norway | 8 August 1944 - 8 August 1944 | Aircraft struck by shipboard flak just off the coast of Varhaug, Norway shortly after completing escort for RAF Beaufighters attacking a convoy. A/C abandoned. 8-Aug-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Thomas Underwood POW. MACR 7758. |