Kenneth E Foster
MilitaryAssigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed into North Sea in P-51 7-Oct-44 . Picked up by Air Sea Rescue returned to duty RTD. Later crashed near Hengelo, Holland on 31-Mar-45 in P-51 'Buffalo Bertie' 44-11336 POW. MACR 13945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Buffalo Bertie
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 5 September 1916 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 7 September 1944 - 31 March 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
North Sea | 7 October 1944 | Crashed into North Sea in P-51 7-Oct-44 . Picked up by Air Sea Rescue returned to duty RTD. |
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Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 31 March 1945 | Prisoner Of War (POW). |
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Other Crashed |
Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 March 1945 | Crashed near Hengelo, Holland on 31-Mar-45 in P-51 'Buffalo Bertie' 44-11336 POW. MACR 13945. |
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Died |
Marin County, CA, USA | 7 September 1977 | |
| Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13945 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list