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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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671484
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other shot down |
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 |
Revisions
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
MACR 4523 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database