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Crashed en route from RAF Middle Wallop to RAF Watton. The railway embankment of the branch line nr RAF High Wycombe, 6/6/44. Capt. Walter D. Gernand (pilot) and Sgt Ebbet C. Lynch (nav.) - killed.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 654th Bomb Squadron 8th Reconnaissance Squadron 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18042680 / O-431203
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 654th Bomb Squadron 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19177415
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Cameraman
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
Crashed |
6 June 1944 | Crashed en route from RAF Middle Wallop to RAF Watton. The railway embankment of the branch line nr RAF High Wycombe. Capt. Walter D. Gernand (pilot) - killed. Sgt Ebbet C. Lynch (nav.) - killed. |
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Sources
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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com