44-14329 Edythe

media-49412.jpeg UPL 49412 P-51 44-14329 'Edythe', 368FS, 359FG with 1st Lt Ray Boyd

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 49412 - P-51 44-14329 'Edythe', 368FS, 359FG with 1st Lt Ray Boyd

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Hattenrod, Germany with Ray Boyd, shot down in combat with 3 x Fw190's crashed near Cologne on 24-Dec-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11074.

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Units served with

People

Ray Archilus Boyd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18077733 / O-763474
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Failed to Return (FTR)

East Wretham, UK 22 August 1944 - 24 December 1944 Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

First Combat Mission

East Wretham 8 September 1944 First combat mission piloted by assigned Pilot Ray Boyd

Other

Force-landed

A-92 St. Trond, Belgium 30 November 1944 Force-landed due to mechanical failure. Pilot Jack O Flack.

Crashed

Cologne, Germany 24 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Hattenrod, Germany with Ray Boyd, shot down in combat with 3 x Fw190's crashed near Cologne on 24-Dec-44. POW MACR 11074.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA Built at North American.

Revisions

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ContributorPyker
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Added two additional events to biography.

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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 11074 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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