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Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Neerpelt. Shot down by Jhj Obfw Hans Grunberg in Bf 109G-5 of JG 3/5 at Goirle, Netherlands 30-Nov-43. Pilot Robert E Babbitt KIA. MACR 1444.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046726 / O-793884
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
3910 Neerpelt, Belgium | 30 November 1943 | Shot down by Jhj Obfw Hans Grunberg in Bf 109G-5 of JG 3/5 at Goirle, Netherlands 30-Nov-43. Pilot Robert E Babbitt KIA. MACR 1444. |
Manufactured |
Evansville, IN, USA | Built at Republic, Evansville. | |
Delivered |
Indiana, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 30 November 1943 | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |