8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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42-106650
P-51 Mustang
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7 June 1944. Lt. Col. James Averell Clark's P-51 Mustang QP-W, Serial No. 42-0106650.
One-time aircraft of Lt. Col. James Averell Clark. A/C last seen while the group was climbing to meet 50-75 inbound German fighters over Budapest. Pilot Lt Thomas Sharp could not get tanks to drop, he was ordered to return to base. He was not heard from again. KIA. MACR 6798.
Service
Units
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4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew...
People
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James Clark
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot; Deputy Commanding Officer
Initially assigned to the 71st Eagle Squadron in June 1942. With the founding of the 4th Fighter Group that September, he was assigned to the 334th Squadron, where he eventually became its Commanding Officer. ... -
Thomas Sharp
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Lt Thomas S Sharp, McArthur, Ohio graduated in class 43J, US Army Air Corps. He was a P-51B pilot assigned to the 334th FS, 4th FG, Debden AB, UK and was part of ‘Shuttle to Russia’ mission. On a sortie out of Foggia, Italy on 2 July 1944, Tom had...
Places
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Hungary | 2 July 1944 – 2 July 1944 |
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A/C last seen while the group was climbing to meet 50-75 inbound German fighters over Budapest. Pilot Lt Thomas Sharp could not get tanks to drop, he was ordered to return to base. He was not heard from again. KIA. MACR 6798. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 March 2016 18:42:43 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations and person associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=6798 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 March 2015 17:55:50 | apollo11 | Changes to markings, description, person associations and place associations |
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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 6798 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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