Elliot S Betts
MilitaryHis aircraft was lost over the English Channel on 25 March 1944, 6 miles from the North Coast of France. All six members of the crew managed to escape the aircraft, but only the pilot and co-pilot were rescued three days later.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: The Minute Man
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 553rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Returned |
25 March 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
"Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces" Vol. 2, Bishop & Hey