8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Lt T B O'Bannon of Germantown, PA. 7th PRG. Mount Farm. sun bathing atop F-5 Lightning 42-12778 'Dim View', Mount Farm, 1st July 1943.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Military | Captain | Photo Reconnaissance Pilot
Killed in crash near Mt. Farm. Killed in the line of duty. He took an F5A to make a test flight with a Mosquito and Spitfire. While in a power dive the elevator trim tab push-rod broke causing the tail of his a/c to break off.
ETO Ribbon, Air Medal
F-5 Lightning
Failed to Return (FTR). Lockheed F-5A-3 Lightning 42-12778 31st PRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF . 7th May 1944. Belgium. Pilot Fred Kay Hayes. KIA. MACR 5534.
Military site : airfield
Originally a grass airfield satellite for the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at nearby RAF Benson, Mount Farm was built in 1940-1941. It had three concrete runways, 49 dispersals (24 concrete pan type plus 25 PSP squares), and eight blister...
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24 June 2015 17:39:37 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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USAAF Photo. |