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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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- 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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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. |