NS-311
On 7-Aug-44, Mosquito NS311 was on H2X photography (MICKEY) mission to Salzburgen, Germany. Crashed at Wycombe Marsh just outside High Wycombe after returning from Normandy beaches. Pilot and navigator initially listed as Missing in Action (MIA) from that mission. 2 KIA. MACR 7423.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39390461 / O-697828
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060577 / O-741950
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK | 7 August 1944 | On August 7, 1944, Mosquito NS311 was on H2X photography (MICKEY) mission to Salzburgen, Germany. Crashed at Wycombe Marsh just outside High Wycombe after returning from Normandy beaches. Pilot and navigator are listed as Missing in Action (MIA) from that mission. |
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Sources
Serial # MM-311: http://www.mossie.org/production/results.php?&series=MM&returnsperpage=…
Production tables: http://www.mossie.org/donated_files/Mark_Huxtable/Mosquito%20Bombing.zip
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Sources
MACR 7423 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database