P-47 Thunderbolt
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot, Pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Letterhouten on 22 May 44 in P-47 #4225730 Evaded capture through the Belgium Underground until 12 July 1944 when he was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned in St. Gilles prison in Brussels. . He escaped when the...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Belgium | 22 May 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:18 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 5101 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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