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Rufus Herbert Mahaffey
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Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
154 FTR BOMB SQ 136 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
April 5, 1952
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Second Lieutenant Mahaffey was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 154th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 136th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 5, 1952, while on a combat mission of cutting a railroad line, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and augured into the ground. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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