LR530

Taxiing accident, Watton. Minor Damage 24/3/45, Edward F Hodges (pilot) USAAF.

Landing accident, Watton. Minor Damage. 10/4/45, Andrew C. Horvath (pilot) USAAF. Transferred to 5910M. Date unknown.



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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818674
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK 24 March 1945 LR530 - Taxi accident . Minor Damage 24.3.1945, Edward F. HODGES (pilot) USAAF.

Crashed

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK 10 April 1945 LR530 - Landing accident. Minor Damage. 10.4.1945, Andrew C. HORVATH (pilot) USAAF.

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Transferred

29 March 1946 Transferred to 5910M. Date unknown.

Revisions

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Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.

A photo of the 24 March accident appears on page 196, Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII"m Schiffer Publishers Ltd. 2011.

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Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publishers, Ltd. 2011.

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