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Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Rotha, Germany. Suffered engine trouble and left formation for Russia, as oil pressure hit zero, A/C abandoned. Pilot 1st Lt Robert A Auguste Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13306.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19182387 / O-720708
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Freiburg, Germany 17 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Rotha, Germany. Suffered engine trouble and left formation for Russia, as oil pressure hit zero, A/C abandoned. Pilot 1st Lt Robert A Auguste Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13306.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American Aviation.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

MACR 13306 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database