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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed for unknown reasons possibly W of Gardelegen on an escort to Berlin on 6-Mar-44. Pilot 1st Lt Robert Messenger abandoned A/C, captured POW. MACR 3042.
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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: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885173
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Gardelegen, Germany | 6 March 1944 | Crashed for unknown reasons possibly W of Gardelegen on an escort to Berlin on 6-Mar-44. Pilot 1st Lt Robert Messenger abandoned A/C, captured POW. MACR 3042. |