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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Aircraft sustained flak hits while strafing an airdrome near Osnabruck. Pilot Capt David Van Epps pulled aircraft up and baled out at 1,000ft. POW. MACR 3749.
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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: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044923, T-190642
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886021
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Osnabrück, Germany | 9 April 1944 - 9 April 1944 | Aircraft sustained flak hits while strafing an airdrome near Osnabruck. Pilot Capt David Van Epps pulled aircraft up and baled out at 1,000ft. POW. MACR 3749. |