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2Lt Roy Leonard Rice Jr.

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2Lt Roy Leonard Rice Jr.

Birth
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Death
18 Mar 1945 (aged 21)
Goincourt, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
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He was killed on 18th March 1945 on the territory of the municipality of Goincourt during a terrible tragedy

That day, a few minutes after takeoff from the airbase of Beauvais-Tillé for a mission over Germany, the B-26 "Marauder" in which he was flying crashed, caught by the blast of the explosion of two other "Marauders" which collided whilst getting into formation.

This dramatic catastrophe immediately resulted in the death of the crews of the three bombers. Miraculously, only the leading pilot of the Squadron, 1st Lt. Alex O. Cordes, survived
He was killed on 18th March 1945 on the territory of the municipality of Goincourt during a terrible tragedy

That day, a few minutes after takeoff from the airbase of Beauvais-Tillé for a mission over Germany, the B-26 "Marauder" in which he was flying crashed, caught by the blast of the explosion of two other "Marauders" which collided whilst getting into formation.

This dramatic catastrophe immediately resulted in the death of the crews of the three bombers. Miraculously, only the leading pilot of the Squadron, 1st Lt. Alex O. Cordes, survived

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