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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C abandoned due to engine failure after it sprung a glycol leak after strafing airfield [St Jean d' Angeley] in the Bordeaux area, result of Flak damage. Pilot Lt Robert Williams baled out near Angers, France. 21-Mar-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3373.
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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 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885329
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Angers, France | 21 March 1944 - 21 March 1944 | A/C abandoned due to engine failure after it sprung a glycol leak after strafing airfield in the Bordeaux area, result of Flak damage. Pilot Lt Robert Williams baled out near Angers, France. 21-Mar-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3373. |