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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) freelance to Kbely aerodrome, A/C hit by flak and streaming coolant, after turning for home, A/C went entered shallow dive before sharply rolling to starboard and diving vertically into the ground 20 miles SE of the airdrome. Pilot Capt Carl R Alfred Killed in Action KIA. 16-Apr-45. MACR 13858.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661172
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35288638
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
280 02 Kbel, Czech Republic | 16 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) freelance to Kbely aerodrome, A/C hit by flak and streaming coolant, after turning for home, A/C went entered shallow dive before sharply rolling to starboard and diving vertically into the ground 20 miles SE of the airdrome. Pilot Capt Carl R Alfred Killed in Action KIA. 16-Apr-45. MACR 13858. |