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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Whilst at low level searching for a convoy, hit in coolant system by ground fire, A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt James H Glynn Jr baled out. Evaded capture and was sheltered till liberation of Brittany. EVD. MACR 6253.
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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: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062376 / O-802025
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
35270 Combourg, France | 18 June 1944 | Whilst at low level searching for a convoy, hit in coolant system by ground fire, A/C abandoned. Pilot Lt James H Glynn Jr baled out. Evaded capture and was sheltered till liberation of Brittany. EVD. MACR 6253. |