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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C hit by Flak whilst strafing a ground target, pilot 2nd Lt Norman Achen performed a belly landing in the vicinity of Lake Zwischenahner. Last contacted by radio. POW. MACR 8147
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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: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19105886 / O-756430
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885497
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Zwischenahner Meer, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany | 15 August 1944 - 15 August 1944 | A/C hit by Flak whilst strafing a ground target, pilot 2nd Lt Norman Achen performed a belly landing in the vicinity of Lake Zwischenahner. Last contacted by radio. POW. MACR 8147 |