42-67960
Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on familiarisation flight, A/C abandoned after engine failure* 1-May-44. Lt Byron P Yost RTD.
*Port engine quit at 29,000 ft, Lt Yost baled out of spinning A/C at 12,000ft.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group Headquarters (364th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 18038005 / O-421044
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758145
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Hoxne, Eye IP21 5AU, UK | 1 May 1944 | Bale Out Engine Failure Nr Hoxne Cat 5 damage Lt Byron P Yost, 1-May-44. P-38J 42-67960 - 384FS 364FG 8 AF |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | ||
Assigned |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico