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Assigned to 3rd Troop Carrier Path Finding Sqn, IX Troop Carrier Path Finding Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hit by flak over the drop zone, went down aflame, crew unable to bale out. 6 x KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11025. Crew: Pilot 1Lt Hildren Tyson [PA], Co 2Lt Lloyd W Rutledge [TX], Nav F/O Bernard Schuster [WI], Eng T/Sgt James W Jackson [KY], Radio Cpl Phillip I Williams [NC], Drop master Cpl Chester P Pupek [NJ].
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13078385 / O-680121
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
2 miles SE of Bastogne, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hit by flak over the drop zone, went down aflame, crew unable to bale out. 6 x KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11025. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Membury, Axminster EX13, UK | Assigned to 3rd Troop Carrier Path Finding Sqn, IX Troop Carrier Path Finding Group, 9AF USAAF. |