Jack DeVore

Military

Pilot Beaufighter F Mk VI KW197 417th NFS, 12th AF, 16th Nov 44, during E/A intercept, bailed out from A/C 21:10, reason unknown, despite their position [east of Nice] being known and patrolling A/C's being diverted to locate them, no trace was found. KIA. MACR 10215.

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Units served with

Aircraft

KW197

  • Aircraft Type: Beaufighter
  • Unit: 417th Night Fighter Squadron

Events

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Assigned

Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN), 1 Avenue Louis Mouillard, 69500 Bron, France 24 August 1944 417th NFS, 12th AF.

Died

Mediterranean Sea 16 November 1944 Pilot Beaufighter F Mk VI KW197 417th NFS, 12th AF, 16th Nov 44, during E/A intercept, bailed out from A/C 21:10, reason unknown, despite their position [east of Nice] being known and patrolling A/C's being diverted to locate them, no trace was found. KIA. MACR 10215.
Georgia, USA Georgia, USA.

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=KW197&Submit6=Go MACR 10215 Details:
http://usaafdata.com / USAAF Personnel Records.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Devore&GSfn=Jack&…; Burial detail.
http://417th-nightfighters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Chapter-4-pg44... crews fate.