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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On a local flight 6-May-44, A/C crashed while attempting to land at Ridgewell. Report stated pilot Lt Ralph G Boyce “came out of a cloud and went straight in. He landed in an open field.” KIFA.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758928
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885208
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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E/A Destroyed

Brunswick, Germany 12 April 1944 Bf109 destroyed 10 miles NW Brunswick. Pilot Lt George C Carpenter.

Crashed

Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK 6 May 1944 Crashed 3 miles Sth of Ridgewell Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Ralph G Boyce KIFA, 6-May-44. 335FS 4FG 8AF.