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Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached service with RAF unit on long range escort trials out of RAF Little Snoring. Failed to Return (FTR) night intruder mission to Ijmuiden Lt James H Corbet Killed in Action (KIA). 12-Apr-44 MACR 3750.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15195071 / O-746049
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
IJmuiden, Netherlands | 12 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night intruder mission to Ijmuiden Lt James H Corbet Killed in Action (KIA). 12-Apr-44 MACR 3750. |
Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
RAF Little Snoring, Fakenham NR21 0JL, UK | Detached service with RAF unit on long range escort trials out of RAF Little Snoring. | |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Lockheed. | |
Delivered |
Edwards AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |