9th Bomb Group
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HN122
Oxford
Airspeed Oxford HN122, assigned to HQ Sqn, 9th Bomb Group, 9AF USAAF.
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Earls Colne
Military site : airfield
Earls Colne was built in 1941 as an airfield for No.3 Group, RAF Bomber Command, although never used as such. Assigned to the US Eighth Air Force (as Station 358) in 1942, its 36 hardstands were increased to 50, bringing the airfield up to Air Ministry...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 14 March 1944 |
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Taxiing accident Earls Colne/Sta 358 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt George M Snyder, 14-Mar-44. Hq 9BC 358 9 |
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| Manufactured | Christchurch, Dorset, UK | |
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Built at Airspeed. |
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| Delivered | England, UK | |
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Delivered to RAF MU. |
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| Assigned | Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | |
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Assigned to HQ Sqn, 9th Bomb Group, 9AF USAAF. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 February 2016 15:14:13 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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