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Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; Tracer started fire in fuselage, after dropping supplies, A/C took more tracer and then crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. 1 x RTD, 4 x KIA MACR 5698
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 35431625
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 31149309
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 12078730 / O-697885
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 16121951 / O-700307
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 15074449 / O-729246
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ste-Marie-Eglise, France | 7 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; Tracer started fire in fuselage, after dropping supplies, A/C took more tracer and then crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. MACR 5698 |
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Assigned |
Saltby, UK | Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Sources
MACR 5698 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database