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Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Trier, Germany. Having lagged behind formation, once they tangled with enemy fighters he went missing, assumed shot down. Pilot 2Lt Doyle Price Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11416.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20904853 / O-713661
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 11 May 1944, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Ashford

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Trier, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Trier, Germany. Having lagged behind formation, once they tangled with enemy fighters he went missing, assumed shot down. Pilot 2Lt Doyle Price Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11416.

Manufactured

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA Built at Republic.

Delivered

New York, NY, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Ashford, UK Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
ContributorClaiborne Stokes
Changes
Sources

Corrected "BOMB" to "FIGHTER" Squadron.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 11416 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database