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Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Gottbus, Germany. Hit by flak whilst strafing aerodrome and crashed near Quackenbruck, Germany. Pilot 1st Lt Arthur C Bergeron Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5206.
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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
- 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: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14100766 / O-810462
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Quakenbrück, Germany | 29 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Gottbus, Germany. Hit by flak whilst strafing aerodrome and crashed near Quackenbruck, Germany. Pilot 1st Lt Arthur C Bergeron KIA. MACR 5206. |
Assigned |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |