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Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bauvais whilst strafing a train hit by flak in coolant system and abandoned A/C. Pilot Lt Edwin C Ball baled out. KIA. MACR 7438.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39450227 / O-815325
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Roeselare, Belgium | 8 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bauvais whilst strafing a train hit by flak in coolant system and abandoned A/C. Pilot Lt Edwin C Ball baled out. KIA. MACR 7438. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA, USA | Built at North American. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |