James T Byrd Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. While on local training flight P-51B 43-6433 caught fire and exploded in midair, crashing near Little Glemham northwest of Blaxhall. 8-Jun-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Little Glemham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 8 June 1944 | While on local training flight P-51B 43-6433 caught fire and exploded in midair, crashing near Little Glemham northwest of Blaxhall. KIA. |
Born |
North Carolina, USA | ||
Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html