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UPL 62281
UPL 62281
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One of 57 fighter planes escorting bombers on a mission to Regensburg, Germany, on 29-Oct-44. The formation ran into heavy cloud cover in southern Italy, forcing 47 of the fighters to return to base. Pilot Fred Brewer was not among those who returned. He had reportedly been attempting to climb his airplane out of the cloud cover when he stalled and fell into a spin.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 332nd Fighter Group 100th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34462478 / O-824827
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield