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Assigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield section joined melee with 25+ Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in dogfight. Pilot 1st Lt Frank A Hawn POW. MACR 11493.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 373rd Fighter Group 411th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19151253 / O-774148
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Bonn, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield section joined melee with 25+ Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in dogfight. Pilot 1st Lt Frank A Hawn POW. MACR 11493.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Woodchurch, Birkenhead, Wirral CH49, UK Assigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF.

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Sources

MACR 11493 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database