44-14794 Buzz Boy
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt James A Bateman. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Germany. Last contact via radio indicated loss of coolant had caused engine failure and pilot 1st Lt James A Bateman was baling out. Killed in Action (KIA). 27-Nov-44. MACR 10551.
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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: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13071093 / O-818813
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-667113
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Germany. Last contact via radio indicated loss of coolant had caused engine failure and pilot 1st Lt James A Bateman was baling out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10551. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
MACR 10551 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database