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Crash Landing du P-51 Mustang - type B-7NA - s/n 43-6777 OS*T "The Butcher" |
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Crash Landing du P-51 Mustang - type B-7NA - s/n 43-6777 OS*T "The Butcher" |
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| Fiche France-Crashes 39-45 modifiée le 03-09-2018 | |||||
| Date | Nation |
 Département |
Unité | Macr | Mission |
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| 27-03-1944 | Etats-Unis | Landes | 355thFG/357thFS/8thAF | 3446 |
#582-8thAF - Escorte de 168  B-24 Liberator - Photo du site www.commons.wikimedia.orgB-24 Liberator sur aérodromes de Pau, Biarritz (64) et Mont-de-Marsan (40) |
| Localisation | Champ de tir de Naouas - 4 km O de Biscarosse |
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| Circonstances | Abattu par la flak - Obligé de se poser en urgence - 14h35 |
| Commentaires |
Décollage station 122 Steeple Morden , Cambridgeshire UK - Menait la section  Formations - Photo du "Fana de l'Aviation" HS n°54Yellow - Crash observé par 1Lt Carl C Colson |
| Sources ** | www.fold3.com / aad.archives.gov / Christian Levaufre |
| Historique | 06/04/2014=Création - 02/12/2016=Modif départ - 03/09/2018=Ajout lien |
| Grade | Prenom | Nom | Poste | Corps | Etat |
Lieu d'Inhumation |
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| 1Lt | Chester John | Butcher | Pil | USAAF | Prisonnier | O-025784 - Né en 1922 - Louisiana USA - Blessé, capturé et hospitalisé - Stalag Luft III Sagan |
| Fiche de cet avion : à venir | Correspondance grades | Abréviations utilisées | Filières d'évasion | Camps de Pow | Bases RAF/USAAF | Utilitaires |
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Rapport du 1Lt Carl C Colson (page6 du MACR): Lt Butcher, flight leader for Formations chasseurs - Photo du "Fana de l'Aviation" HS n°54Yellow flight, was making a second pass on an enemy airdrome near Biarritz when he was hit by ground fire. His ship did a snap roll and he flew South for about two minutes. I contacted him on the radio and he said that he was hit rather badly. I asked him if he could gain altitude and bail out, but he said that he could not. Lt Butcher suddenly made a 360 degree circle and said that he was going to crash land. I saw Lt Butcher crash into the side of a hill. The ship broke in two behind the cocppit. I circled the ship twice observing Lt Butcher slumped over the cockpit obviously knocked out. Missions du 27/03/1944 sur www.absa3945.com Photo de Chester J Butcher sur www.americanairmuseum.com (lien communiqué par R Sobinski) |