42-22532
Corrected typo spelling of name.
Object Number - UPL 26259 - Lt. Eugene W Maben Jr, 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, killed in action 18th October 1943.
P-47D 42-22532 was assigned to 355FG/358FS at Steeple Morden, UK. On 18-Oct-43 the aircraft, piloted by 1LT Eugene W. Maben, Jr., was despatched with other 47s from the 355FG to provide escort to B-17s heading towards Duren, Germany. Weather prevented the fighters from making rendezvous with the bombers and both bomers and figters were recalled. The aircraft was last seen at about 15,000 feet in a spin, causes not determined. The aircraft crashed with 1LT Maben at Croix-lez-Rouveroy, France. 1KIA MACR 1050.
Connections
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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: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18103796 at enlistment, then O-672641
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 18 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
7120 Croix-lez-Rouveroy, Belgium | 18 October 1943 | Aircraft left formation and was last seen spinning, cause not determined. Aircraft crashed at Croix-lez-Rouveroy, Belgium. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 7-jul-2015. Added connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added note to FTR event and Map location per MACR 1050; Added Description base on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 1050 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database