NS570

de Havilland Mosuito PR Mk XVI NS570 654th BS, 25th BG, 8th AF, lost on weather mission, shot down by E/A nightfighter, pilot Clayborne O Vinyard, crew bailed out A/C crashed near Gerharhofan, Germany. 2 POW. MACR 9231.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

John J O'Mara

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-701272
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Clayborne Oliver Vinyard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065673 / O-724573
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Gerhardshofen, Germany 29 May 1944 de Havilland Mosuito PR Mk XVI NS570 654th BS, 25th BG, 8th AF, lost on weather mission, shot down by E/A nightfighter, pilot Clayborne O Vinyard, crew bailed out A/C crashed near Gerharhofan, Germany. 2 POW. MACR 9231.

Assigned

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK 654th BS, 25th BG, 8th AF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.fold3.com/image/28723518/ MACR details.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmat.asp?theAT=Mos+XVI&Submit3=… MACR details.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.fold3.com/image/28723518/ MACR details.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmat.asp?theAT=Mos+XVI&Submit3=… MACR details.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 9231 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database