NS559
Damage unknown - Landing accident - RAF Watton, 1-Feb-45 - Allen R Bateman (Pilot). Struck Off Charge 25-Jul-46.
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39826473 / O-674444
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-Mar-44 and 31-Dec-44. |
|
Crashed |
Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 1 February 1945 | Damage unknown - Landing accident - RAF Watton - Allen R Bateman (Pilot). |
|
Other Struck Off Charge |
25 July 1946 | Struck Off Charge 25-Jul-46. |
Revisions
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.
Photo of NS559 in Joker markings appears on pages 144 and 222, Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publishers Ltd. 2011.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publisher Ltd. 2011.
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