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Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission, mid air collision with P-51C 43-25040 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot 2nd Lt Neil T Baker KIA.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760227
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758259
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

10 mile NW Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 1 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission, mid air collision with P-51C 43-25040 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot 2nd Lt Neil T Baker KIA.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.