Kenneth M Shaffer
MilitaryBaled out of P-38J #42-67455 after experiencing instrument problems while climbing through poor weather while forming up for an operational mission on 29 Mar 1944. RTD. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Langenhagen on 29 Apr 44 in P-38 #4267438
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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: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4407 / MACR 4407, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list