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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C struck by flak while strafing an airdrome in Sola, Norway 8-Aug-44. Engine gave out over the North Sea and pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr forced to bail out. Was not seen to surface. Killed in Action KIA. MACR 7445.
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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: 12029495 / O-659133
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Sola, Norway | 8 August 1944 - 8 August 1944 | A/C struck by flak while strafing an airdrome in Sola, Norway 8-Aug-44. Engine gave out over the North Sea and pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr forced to bail out. Was not seen to surface. Killed in Action KIA. MACR 7445. |