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First Lieutenant Dorian Ledington. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Mayen in P-51 #4472772 78th FG 84th FS. Captain Dorian Ledington, of Wichita, Kansas, had a miraculous escape in a mission in April 1945 whe
Died 21 April 1945
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First Lieutenant George Noe. Pilotage Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592
Died 21 April 1945
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First Lieutenant John Murphy. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592 He had originally been scheduled to fly with the Harold Read Crew (Crew #494) but had swapped with the Radar
Died 21 April 1945
American Air Museum

First Lieutenant John Perella. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Originally a member of the Earl H. Beitler Crew (Crew #768), Perella was flying with the Richard Farrington Crew (Crew #487) when he was KIA on 21 April 1945
Died 21 April 1945
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First Lieutenant Richard Farrington. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #4295592
Died 21 April 1945
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INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: INGOLSTADT LANDSBERG/AMLECH MUNICH SALZBURG
Mission date: 21 April 1945
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NAZI PERSECUTION
21 April 1945
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant John Sole. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 April 1945 in AC #4463712. AM w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH 78th FG 84th FS. Lt Sole from Clarksburg, W.Va., was KIA on 21st April 1945. Eye witness account of h
Died 21 April 1945
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Sergeant Harold Thompson. Right Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Halle in B-17 #4297342
Died 21 April 1945
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UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
21 April 1945
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