44-14132
Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin Diving to bounce enemy fighters collided with his target and baled out of stricken A/C Pilot Capt Thomas F Brubaker Prisoner of War (POW) 6-Oct-44. MACR 9501.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13020478 / O-676735
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
20 miles Nth Berlin, Germany | 6 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin Diving to bounce enemy fighters collided with his target and baled out of stricken A/C Pilot Capt Thomas F Brubaker Prisoner of War (POW) 6-Oct-44. MACR 9501. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |