42-8498 Trigger Jeepers
Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 3GTTF, 8AF. Transferred to 377FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. Lost on dive bombing mission to Bueil, France. Got into tangle with 5-7 Fw190's Lt John J Drabek EVD. 14-Jun-44. MACR 6501.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Elbeuf, France | 14 June 1944 | Lost on dive bombing mission to Bueil, France. Got into tangle with 5-7 Fw190's Lt John J Drabek. 14-Jun-44. MACR 6501. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Wretham IP24, UK | Transferred to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Wretham IP24, UK | Transferred to 3GTTF, 8AF. | |
Assigned |
Headcorn Aerodrome, Shenley Farm Cottages, Headcom, Ashford TN27 9HX, UK | Transferred to 377FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. |