42-76268
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero.
Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Harry Aldridge killed in Action. MACR 7512.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101417 / O-762190
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-524194
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 4 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero. Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7512. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK | Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |