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Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ditched in the sea off Belgium, following a dog fight near Antwerp. Capt Robert E Adamina POW. 14-May-43.
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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: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19036151 / O-421019
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
North Sea, Off Belgium | 14 March 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ditched in the sea off Belgium, following a dog fight near Antwerp. Capt Robert E Adamina POW. 14-May-43. |
Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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