Xenophon E Eugenedes
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37910.jpeg
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.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
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/ |
Buried |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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