James F Crawford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lost on their first mission when they collided with another 466th BG in thick clouds during assembly for the 27 March 1944 mission.
466th BG HIstorian
Object Number - UPL 6365 - Prosper F. Pinto Crew Lost on their first mission when they collided with another 466th BG in thick clouds during assembly for the 27 March 1944...
Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-52562. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750837
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
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Died |
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Buried |
Revisions
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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 243 Attlebridge Arsenal p. 206 by Wassom and Brassfield., Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
