Raymond C Armstrong

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A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton. media-378764.jpg FRE 588 A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 588 - A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

KIFA aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight.

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A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

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A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601345 / T-223168
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '"F" Spinners and A/C O'An PRU Blue.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'PR XV.I' Third handwritten caption on reverse: 'NS 538.'
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

Newmarket, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8, UK 8 September 1944 KIFA aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight.

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Sources

Combat Chronology; The 25th Bomb Group Book (rcn) in World War II by Norman Malayney; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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