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Shot down by flak during ground attack on German vehicles near Villers-Bocage, WSW of Caen, while on armed reconnaissance of Granville, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Vire, Percy and Gavray on June 27th, 1944. Pilot, Captain George Rarey, KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Vincinity of Villers-Bocage | 27 June 1944 | Shot down by flak during ground attack on German vehicles near Villers-Bocage, WSW of Caen, while on armed reconnaissance of Granville, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Vire, Percy and Gavray on June 27th, 1944. Pilot, Captain George Rarey, KIA. |
Revisions
ContributorTanteMu
Changes
Sources
Bucholtz, Chris: "Thunderbolts Triumphant - The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht". Casemate Publishing, Philadelphia & Oxford, 2018.
ContributorTanteMu
Changes
Sources
Bucholtz, Chris: "Thunderbolts Triumphant - The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht". Casemate Publishing, Philadelphia & Oxford, 2018.