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Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area sweep of Frankfurt; jumped 20 x Fw190's, shot down Raetz/Eifel area pilot Lt Ralph L Hubley seen to bale out, chute did not open Killed in Action (KIA) 27-Dec-44 MACR 11073.
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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: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19109496 at enlistment, then O-767188
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-721414
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
NW of Darmstadt | 27 December 1944 | A/C shot down; Lt. Ralph L Hubley bailed unsuccessfully 27-Dec-44 KIA MACR 11073 |
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Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA | Built at North American. | |
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Assigned |
Honington, UK | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |