Carl C Colson
MilitaryAssigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.
8-4-44 MACR Witness, 27-3-44 MACR Witness
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 April 1944
- Date: 27 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Crashed |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 4 April 1944 | Mid Air Collision Molesworth/Sta 107 Cat 3 damage Lt Carl C Colson, 4-Apr-44. P-51C 42-103009 - 357FS 355FG 8AF |
Other End of War |
Europe | ||
Other Promotion |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Cocoa, FL, USA | |||
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Promotion |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
[Missing in Action (MIA) 07. 11. 43 Prisoner of War (POW)] - can find no trace of this entry, MACR's prove his participation in missions post this date.
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list