Eleftherios A Vangos
MilitaryCrashed ESE of Cambrai presumably due to flak on an escort and support mission to Southern Germany on 18 Mar 1944 in P-47D 42-74715. Prisoner of War.
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Vangoose
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War |
18 March 1944 |
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Sources
Additional details from :
MACR 3106 - https://www.fold3.com;
http://aad.archives.gov
ContributorAAM
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Sources
356th FG Assoc data , MACR 3106, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list