Xenophon E Eugenedes

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media-37910.jpeg UPL 37910 2nd. Lt. Xenophon E. Eugenedes, 7th PR Group.

Object Number - UPL 37910 - 2nd. Lt. Xenophon E. Eugenedes, 7th PR Group.

11 September 1945, USAAF Lockheed F-5E 44-24229 a reconnaissance variant of the P-38G crashed on Pumlumon Fawr in Ceredigion killing the pilot Second Lieutenant Xenophon Eugenedes. Pumlumon Fawr is the highest hill in mid Wales. The aircraft struck the ridge leading up to the summit, losing its propellers but careered across the valley for about 1km before coming to a halt on the western slopes of Pen Lluest-y-carn.

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Born

Braddock, Pa. 15 August 1921

Died

Pumlumon Fawr 11 September 1945 Full details of the crash can be found at http://aircrashsites.co.uk/usaaf-crash-sites-1942-1945/b-13/

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7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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