Carl C Colson

Military

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.



8-4-44 MACR Witness, 27-3-44 MACR Witness



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Crashed

Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK 4 April 1944 Mid Air Collision Molesworth/Sta 107 Cat 3 damage Lt Carl C Colson, 4-Apr-44. P-51C 42-103009 - 357FS 355FG 8AF

Other

End of War

Europe

Other

Promotion

Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Cocoa, FL, USA

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK Promoted to Captain.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

[Missing in Action (MIA) 07. 11. 43 Prisoner of War (POW)] - can find no trace of this entry, MACR's prove his participation in missions post this date.
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list