Charles R Griffin Jr

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media-17412.jpeg UPL 17412 Thunderbolt P-47C-2-RE 41-6206 'WD-H' 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. Went on to be transferred to 551st FTS, 495th FTG, 8th AF.

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Object Number - UPL 17412 - Thunderbolt P-47C-2-RE 41-6206 'WD-H' 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. Went on to be transferred to 551st FTS, 495th FTG, 8th AF.

Crashed near Condover, Shropshire during local aerobatics training flight on 2 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6206. Died Non Battle (DNB), Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6206

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Washington, USA 17 August 1943 17th August 1943

Died

Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5, UK 2 February 1944 Crashed near Condover, Shropshire during local aerobatics training flight on 2 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6206. Died Non Battle (DNB), Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
King County, WA, USA King County, Washington, USA.

Born

King County, WA, USA Born 1920, King County, WA, USA.

Revisions

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http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/l/241487/Charles-R-Griffin-Jr
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=41-6206
http://www.americanbattlegraves.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=147922

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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