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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Major Louis H Norley. A/C hit in coolant system in combat with several enemy fighters, pilot Lt Robert F Nelson attempted to nurse A/C back to base and abandoned after engine seized near Korbach, Germany. 22-Apr-44. POW. MACR 4130.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600441 / O-2044896
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron 4th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044420
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
34497 Korbach, Germany | 22 April 1944 | A/C hit in coolant system in combat with several enemy fighters, pilot Lt Robert F Nelson attempted to nurse A/C back to base and abandoned after engine seized near Korbach, Germany. 22-Apr-44. POW. MACR 4130. |