James C Hart
Military
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Object Number - UPL 29862 - 1Lt James Hart 77th FS
Wing man 77th FS 20th FG May 1943 - Jan. 1944
25 combat hours
Shot down by flak (1-21-1944) and captured (4-4-1944) while flying P-38J s/n 42-67818.
Held at Stalag Luft III MACR #1986
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Arrested |
Montauban, France | 4 April 1944 | Was arrested at Montauban (12 Rue Henri Marre) when he was hidden in Jules Himpe's house after denunciation of a french man who bought of the material for the German armies. |
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Other Evaded |
Germany | 24 January 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1986 / MACR 1986, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 2, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
