Nicholas A Aiavolasiti

Military

Crashed near Fecasp on 8/13/44 in B-24 #42-50572, Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50572

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Evaded

13 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjcguedon
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Many more details and photos can be found in a small book ) in French) by Claude Goupil, Ils étaient tombés du ciel" (Fontaine-Le-Bourg, Association Le Pucheux , 2013).

 ISBN 978-2-918856-24-5

 

The plane fell near Le Havre and not Fécamp (mispelled "Fecasp" above).

 

Nick Aiavolasiti and Edward Lynch were hidden by the Cayeux family in the small town of Rolleville. Max Cayeux picked up these two gunners in a local farm to keep them safe and hidden. 

 

The Cayeux family are long-time friends of my family.

 

Jean-Claude Guédon

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7917 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database