42-75553
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UPL 45106
Photo of crashed P-47 #42-75553 at German record KUJ-714, page 3 > https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131494788 (NARA)
German record KUJ-714 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131494788
P-47 42-75553 was on a bomber escort mission to Frankfurt, Germany on 20 March 1944. Shot down strafing airfield after mission had to be abandoned due to bad weather, hit by return fire. Pilot Dewitt T. Bell Killed In Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3398.
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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: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20402037 / O-810461
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Machelen, Belgium | 20 March 1944 | crashed 500m South of Machelen, 9km NW of Brussels, Belgium |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3398
German record KUJ-714 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131494788
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database