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Hit by Flak with Pilot 2nd Lt Philip R. Ballinger on a dive-bombing/strafing mission 11 April 1944 to the Rennes/Saint-Jacques-de-Lalande airfield, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, France. Crashed La Goultière, 1km West of Châteaubourg, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, France. Pilot evaded for a few days before being captured. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4523.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 358th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671484
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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France 11 April 1944 by Flak on a dive-bombing/strafing mission 11 April 1944 to the Rennes/Saint-Jacques-de-Lalande airfield, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, France. Crashed La Goultière, 1km West of Châteaubourg, Ille-et-Vilaine Department, France

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 4523
NARA Captured German Records : – J-861 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131495865
+ page 35 at KU-559A (12 of 17) at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142682978

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ContributorClaiborne Stokes
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MACR 4523

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 4523 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database