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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Paris area, shot down while strafing Beauvais Airdrome. A/C hit by flak, caught fire and exploded on impact southeast of Le Mesnil-sur-Bulles, France. Pilot 2nd Lt Gerald C Chapman KIA. 2-Aug-44. MACR 7716.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815581
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885241
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 2 x E/A Destroyed |
Münster, Germany | 23 March 1944 | 2 x Bf109 destroyed Munster, pilot Capt James A Goodson. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
60130 Le Mesnil-sur-Bulles, France | 2 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Paris area, shot down while strafing Beauvais Airdrome. A/C hit by flak, caught fire and exploded on impact southeast of Le Mesnil-sur-Bulles, France. Pilot 2nd Lt Gerald C Chapman KIA. MACR 7716. |
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Assigned |
Debden, UK | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |