44-13733
Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin, after strafing Esbjerg aerodrome, A/C hit in cockpit area by flak and machine gunfire from ground
crashed near Esbjerg on 27-Aug-44. Pilot 1st Lt Harry M Anderson Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8302.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39197977 / O-756434
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Esbjerg, Denmark | 27 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin, after strafing Esbjaerg aerodrome, A/C hit in cockpit area by flak and machine gunfire from ground crashed near Esbjerg on 27-Aug-44. Pilot 1st Lt Harry M Anderson Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8302. |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American Aviation. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Deliverd to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |