A P P E N D I X
A Recollection from David Singleton
Lt. Col. William M. Banks
A Brief History of the 460th Fighter Squadron
Presented During the Memorial Dedication Ceremony
At the United States Air Force Museum
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 20 May 1991
DeWitt Searles
Tail number information on P-47 Carter bailed out of June 22, 1945
42-28189/28438 Republic P-47D-26-RA Thunderbolt 28192 collided in flight with towed target and crashed at Palacios AAF, TX Feb 7, 1945. 28193 crashed on landing at Strother Field, KA 28194 forcelanded at Strother AAF< KS Jab 6, 1945 28196 in midair collision and crashed 4 mi NW of Galveston, Tx Jun 20, 1945 28205 collided in flight with towed target and crashed at Galveston Gunnery Range, TX Apr 11, 1945. 28209 crashlanded at Nadzab, New Guinea Apr 23, 1945 28211 ground looped on landing at Majors Field, TX May 2, 1945. 28215 (325th FG, 315th FS) damaged in takeoff accident at Dole, France Oct 8, 1944 28220 crashed on approach to Majors Field, TX Jan 29, 1945. 28235 in midair collision and crashed 12 mi SE of Caldwell, OK Jul 21, 1945 28237 crashed 35 mi NW of Harding, LA Jan 10, 1945 28245 crashlanded 4 mi NE of Salt Flat, TX Aug 19, 1945 28246 ground looped on takeoff at Avenger Field, TX May 10, 1945 28253 went out of control near formation flying near Cordova, Nebraska and crashed Sep 14, 1944. Pilot killed. 28259 crashlanded 5 mi SSE of Markel, TX Jun 22, 1945