Xopher
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I am researching history of a deceased WWII Pilot. I am unable to find his service records.
I need the help and deductive reasoning of some hardcore history buffs on this one.
The man enlisted in 1941 and was a pilot in the Aleutians. He completed his tour and became a flight instructor in Tonopah Navada. He died in a B-24 crash at the Tonopah airfield in August 1944.
Can I assume that since he was a flight instructor and died in a B-24 in Tonopah, that he probably flew B-24s while in the Aleutians?
If so, which airforce would have flown B-24s in the Aleutians?
Is there a way to discover which Bomb Group he belonged to?
Any ideas how I can narrow the search down a bit?
Thanks folks
I need the help and deductive reasoning of some hardcore history buffs on this one.
The man enlisted in 1941 and was a pilot in the Aleutians. He completed his tour and became a flight instructor in Tonopah Navada. He died in a B-24 crash at the Tonopah airfield in August 1944.
Can I assume that since he was a flight instructor and died in a B-24 in Tonopah, that he probably flew B-24s while in the Aleutians?
If so, which airforce would have flown B-24s in the Aleutians?
Is there a way to discover which Bomb Group he belonged to?
Any ideas how I can narrow the search down a bit?
Thanks folks