NT248
Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF. Posted missing near San Benedetto, Italy, having set out from Pontedera Airfield its base. 22-Apr-45. 2 x POW MACR 14064
MACR 14064 records cause of crash as enemy anti-aircraft fire. Crew were pilot Major James Daniel Urso and Radio Obs. 1st Lt. Talmadge Ford Simpson.
Major Urso was reported as Seriously Wounded in Action (SWA) and 1st Lt Simpson as Missing in Action (MIA). Both men survived the war.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38173237 / O-1683385
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Radio Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18070910 / O-737904
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Leavesden Aerodrome, Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 7BZ, UK | 4 November 1944 | Leavesden Built, contract number 1576/SAS/C.23(a), between 4-11-1944 and 2-5-1945. |
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Crashed |
San Benedetto AQ, Italy | 22 April 1945 | Posted missing nr San Benedetto, Italy, having set out from Pontedera Airfield its base. |
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Other Based |
Pontedera, Italy | 22 April 1945 | Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF. |
Revisions
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/165502
Also see Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 14064
(This aircraft was listed as NT248OG of the 416th Bomb Group in Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database)