43-9450 Holey Joe
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Wethersfield
Object Number - UPL 47923 - A-20J-5-DO #43-9450 Code: 2A-S 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF Wethersfield
Crashed after mid-air collision with A-20G (43-21483) on a routine training flight at Thorny Toll, Cambridgeshire on 30 August 1944. Pilot 2Lt John D. Smith was killed.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164906
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 669th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-25866
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander- Asst. Group Ops Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15016702
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
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Crashed |
Thorney Toll, Cambridgeshire, UK | 30 August 1944 | Crashed after mid-air collision with A-20G (43-21483) on a routine training flight at Thorny Toll, Cambridgeshire on 30 August 1944. Pilot 2Lt John D. Smith was killed. |