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Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Wesley G Fish. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin on return journey ran out of fuel and crashed close to Isle of Wight. Pilot 1Lt James L Lynch KIA (KIA). 29-May-44 MACR 5208.
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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: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758785
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Off Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | 29 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin on return journey ran out of fuel and crashed close to Isle of Wight. Pilot 1Lt James L Lynch KIA (KIA). 29-May-44 MACR 5208. |
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Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
MACR 5208 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database