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A-20G-25-DO #43-9218 Code: 5C-C 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF Crash landed at Wethersfield on return from misson 10 April 1944

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Units

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

671st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force)

Ninth Air Force

Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-9218

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Wethersfield airfield looking south the bomb dump is at the bottom of the airfield, the main runway runs horizontally, 16 January 1947. Photograph taken by No. 82 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/1922. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Wethersfield

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 20 Feb 2021 02:51:33

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_PLANE_CRASHES.html