44-15351 The Phoenix
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On free lance mission to Nurnburg. A/C struck by flak while strafing a train starting a fire behind the instrument panel. Despite attempts at extinguishing the fire, A/C was abandoned. Pilot Lt John Fitch bailed out at about 2,000ft. A/C crashed 5 miles SW of Neumarkt. 20-Feb-45. POW. MACR 12546.
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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: 4th Fighter Group 15th Bomb Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12027636 / O-431272
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
London, UK | 20 February 1945 | A/C struck by flak while strafing a train starting a fire behind the instrument panel. Despite attempts at extinguishing the fire, A/C was abandoned. Pilot Lt John Fitch bailed out at about 2,000ft. A/C crashed 5 miles SW of Neumarkt. 20-Feb-45. POW. MACR 12546. |