Curtis Simpson
MilitaryAssigned to 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8AF USAAF. Lt Curtis Simpson was forced to abort a mission to Munich on 19th July, 1944, following a glycol leak in P-51B 42-106438 landing in Switzerland and being interned [INT]. MACR 6848.
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
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 19 July 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Based |
2 May 1944 - 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Crashed |
20 May 1944 | Landing Accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage Lt Curtis (NMI) Simpson, 20-May-44. P-51B 43-6725 - 335FS 4FG 8AF | |
Other Forced Landing |
19 July 1944 | Forced to abort a mission to Munich 19th July 1944, following a glycol leak in P-51B 42-106438 landing in Ems, Switzerland and being interned [INT]. | |
Other Interned |
19 July 1944 | Interned having forced landed Ems, Switzerland [INT]. | |
Other RTD |
Returned to Duty [RTD]. | ||
Born |
|||
Born |
Hometown during 1940s | ||
Other Promotion |
Promotion to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/29102043
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=simpson&Submit=Search
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_s…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=6848&Submit=Go
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Simpson%2C+Curti…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database