Ernest R Carr
MilitaryAssigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Missing in P-51 43-12212 crashed 7 miles Nth of Scarborough. Pilot 2Lt Ernest R Carr Missing in Action (MIA). 11-Aug-44.
Awards: PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 555th Fighter Training Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
2 February 1943 | ||
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Other Crashed |
10 May 1944 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 2 miles Nth of Waycross, GA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Ernest R Carr, 10-May-44. P-40N 43-24071 - RTU | |
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Died Missing in Action (MIA) |
11 August 1944 | Missing in P-51 43-12212 crashed 7 miles Nth of Scarborough. Pilot 2Lt Ernest R Carr Missing in Action (MIA). 11-Aug-44. | |
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Based |
11 August 1944 | Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Born |
Revisions
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Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Carr%2C+Ernest&S…
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763388?terms=Ernest%20R%20Carr
https://www.fold3.com/record/529896930-ernest-r-carr
https://www.fold3.com/record/84658976-ernest-r-carr
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56288402