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Mid-air - Collision - struck barrage balloon cable during landing at Gravesend - 1m SW of RAF Gravesend, Kent, 21/6/44 - Capt Richard F Clounch (pilot) and 2nd Lt Connor C O'Connor (nav.) - killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601385 / T-223136
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701271
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
Crashed |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 21 June 1944 | Mid-air - Collision - struck barrage balloon cable during landing at Gravesend - 1m SW of RAF Gravesend, Kent - Capt Richard F Clounch (pilot) - killed. 2nd Lt Connor C O'Connor (nav.) - killed. |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com