43-6628 Typhoon McGoon
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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: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743058
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 29 March 1944 | Collided over the Channel with a P-51 flown by Santiago Gutierrez. This a/c was being flown by William McGinley. Both pilots were KIA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
"To War With the Yoxford Boys" - Merle C. Olmsted
page 322, 66, 67
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3449 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database