Member of the 474th Fighter Group

Montgomery Coddington, flew from England to "bomb the railway track between Laval and Flers and strafe enemy convoys ". His squadron was under attack by German fighters. Around 5:30PM, "Monty" cast off his bomb on a bridge. "He took the height when an explosion ignited the coolant that escaped from its left engine, reports WWA. Facts corroborated by a witness.

The day of his crash, according to research from WWA, he was a pilot for a month.

"Ouest France" newspaper