42-67893
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UPL 22874
2nd Lt William J Ashton 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dijon, shot down by Fw190 and crashed near Évreux on 6-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67893 on return from a bomber support mission to Dijon. Pilot 2nd Lt William Ashton heard to be baling out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2150.
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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: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15071886 / O-726548
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Évreux, France | 6 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dijon, shot down by Fw190 and crashed near Évreux on 6-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67893 on return from a bomber support mission to Dijon. Pilot 2nd Lt William Ashton heard to be baling out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2150. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Lockheed. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |