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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Karlsruhe. Hit by flak strafing Locomotives, A/C abandoned and crashed near Baden-Baden on 5-Nov-44. Pilot Lt Russell Anderson Prisoner of War (POW). 5-Nov-44. MACR 10445.
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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: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-710025
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044638
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Baden-Baden, Germany | 5 November 1944 - 5 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Karlsruhe. Hit by flak strafing Locomotives, A/C abandoned and crashed near Baden-Baden on 5-Nov-44. Pilot Lt Russell Anderson Prisoner of War (POW). 5-Nov-44. MACR 10445. |