NT249

Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF. Posted Missing - Lt Eldon W Blake (pilot) and 2nd Lt Max W Galowich (nav.) - Killed in Action (KIA). 29-Mar-45. MACR 13453

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People

Eldon Wilbur Blake

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063767 / O-742665
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Max William Galowich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32522408 / T-180149 / O-1998900
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Leavesden Aerodrome, Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 7BZ, UK 4 November 1944 Leavesden Built, contract number 1576/SAS/C.23(a), between 4-11-1944 and 2-5-1945.

Crashed

Vicinity of Quinzano de Oglio 29 March 1945 Posted Missing - Lt Eldon W Blake (pilot) and 2nd Lt Max W Galowich (nav.) - KIA MACR 13453

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Assigned

Pontedera, Italy 29 March 1945 Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF.

Revisions

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net

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Sources

MACR 13453 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database