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Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Wilhelmshaven 3-Feb-44 out of fuel, ditched 40 miles off Felixstowe. Pilot 2Lt Lloyd M Langdon KIA. MACR 2119.
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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: VIII Fighter Command 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: 17025622 / O-432179
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686860
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 356th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (356th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-393591
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea 40 miles off Felixstowe, UK | 3 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Wilhelmshaven 3-Feb-44 out of fuel, ditched 40 miles off Felixstowe. Pilot 2Lt Lloyd M Langdon KIA. MACR 2119. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |