James T Byrd Jr

Military

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. While on local training flight P-51B 43-6433 caught fire and exploded in midair, crashing near Little Glemham northwest of Blaxhall. 8-Jun-44.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6433

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Little Glemham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK 8 June 1944 While on local training flight P-51B 43-6433 caught fire and exploded in midair, crashing near Little Glemham northwest of Blaxhall. KIA.

Born

North Carolina, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-6433
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_b…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html