Worthington W Phillips
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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 mission.
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
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
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
23 April 1942 | ||
Died |
27 March 1944 | ||
Buried |
New York State | ||
New Haven, CT, USA | |||
Born |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - 466th BG Roll of Honor
http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/l/299212/Worthington-W-Phillips
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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