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Assigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. On return spotted melee with 2 x dozen Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in ensuing dogfight. Pilot 1Lt Drew F Holbrook POW. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11437.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 373rd Fighter Group 411th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17087041 / O-711836
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Euskirchen, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. On return spotted melee with 2 x dozen Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in ensuing dogfight. Pilot 1Lt Drew F Holbrook POW. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11437. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Woodchurch, Birkenhead, Wirral CH49, UK | Assigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. |