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Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Halle. Lost contact with flight, when formation repositioned for attack on Me109. Lost near Munden pilot 1Lt Marion E Burnett Killed in Action (KIA) 13-Sep-44. MACR 8700.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18140061 / O-702763
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745466
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
34346 Hann. Münden, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Halle. Lost contact with flight, when formation repositioned for attack on Me109. Lost near Munden pilot 1Lt Marion E Burnett KIA 13-Sep-44. MACR 8700. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
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Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Leiston IP16, UK | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorTom
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Sources
Added nickname based on information in Marion E Burnett's biography. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/154144
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 8700 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database