MM346
Minor damage, ground looped on take off, RAF Watton / USAAF Station 376. 11th August 1944. Robert D. Shoenhair (pilot) USAAF. Transferred to Royal Navy RDU(Receipt and Dispatch Unit) date unknown. Port engine failed on test flight, crashed 1 mile from Royal Naval Air Station Stretton (HMS Blackcap), in the village of Appleton Thorn, 9th December 1948.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 November 1943 | Built at Hatfield, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-11-1943 and 4-5-1944. |
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Crashed |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 11 August 1944 | Minor damage, ground looped on take off, RAF Watton / USAAF Station 376. 11th August 1944. Robert D. Shoenhair (pilot) USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Appleton, Warrington, UK | 9 December 1948 | Port engine failed on test flight, crashed 1 mile from Royal Naval Air Station Stretton (HMS Blackcap), in the village of Appleton Thorn, 9th December 1948. |
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Other Transferred |
Transferred to Royal Navy RDU(Receipt and Dispatch Unit) date unknown. |