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Assigned to 383FS, 364FG,AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Troyes. Shot down by Fw190 of 3/JG2, A/C abandoned, crashed near Rambouillet. 25-May-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Vaud V Ames. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5272.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16017746 / O-764576
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

78120 Rambouillet, France 25 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort mission to Troyes. Shot down by Fw190 of 3/JG2, A/C abandoned, crashed near Rambouillet. 25-May-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Vaud V Ames. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5272.

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA Built at Lockheed.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Assigned to 383FS, 364FG,AF USAAF.

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Sources

MACR 5272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database