Eugene P Snyder
Military
7th PRG - 22nd PRS
I believe this photo was taken at Attlebridge in February 1944. 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 7106 - F-5C-1-LO #42-67121 7th PRG - 22nd PRS I believe this photo was taken at Attlebridge in February 1944.
May 1944, Snyder was transferred to theDetachment of Patients, 97th General Hospital, pending returning home. He walked away from his cracked up "Lighting" when it caught fire while only a few feet in the air. He suffered jaw and back injur
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Mount Farm Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | 19 April 1944 | Suffered back and facial injuries when his right engine caught fire on takeoff. He feathered the prop and called the tower for an emergency landing. His left engine then cut out. He tried to stretch the glide to base but crashed one mile north of the field. |
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Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia