Wilford F Hurst
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) crashed at Deintrup during support mission to NW Germany in P-47D #42-7940. While engaging with 12 109's another aircraft from his flight hit the tail of his P-47. He 'dropped like a rock' and no-one spotted a parachute.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Died |
3 February 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Illinois | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 3 February 1944 | |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2126 / MACR 2126, 8th AF losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list