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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Naples International Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Poretta Airfield, Corsica 15 August 1944 Crash landed by Major Gaston Coblentz. The a/c was written off. Coblentz was able to walk away.

Revisions

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