43-6751
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Harry H Barnes. Transferred to 118TRS, 23FG, 14AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Canton, hit by flak near Tien Ho aerodrome, pilot 2nd Lt Daniel J Mitchell baled out 15-Nov-45 EVD. MACR 11637.
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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: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-612731
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
拉萨河, Quxu, Lhasa, China | 15 November 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Canton, hit by flak near Tien Ho aerodrome, pilot 2nd Lt Daniel J Mitchell baled out 15-Nov-45 EVD. MACR 11637. |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Sichuan, China | Transferred to 118TRS, 23FG, 14AF USAAF. |