V6844

media-17050.jpeg UPL 17050 Col. L B Hillsinger leaving his Hurricane at Hendon. He was the first USAAF officer permitted to return to operational flying after losing a limb. Here Col Hillsinger is shown leaving his British 'Hawker Hurricane' at an airfield in Hendon, Middlesex, England 4th May 1943.
Lt Col L B Hillsinger was badly wounded, losing a leg, as an observer onboard the destroyer HMS Berkeley, sunk during the Dieppe Raid on Aug 19, 1942.
NARA Ref# 342-FH-3A12428-79116AC

bio corrected not a Eagle Squadron pilot. US Army artillery Observer .

Object Number - UPL 17050 - Col. L B Hillsinger leaving his Hurricane at Hendon. He was the first USAAF officer permitted to return to operational flying after losing a limb....

Hawker Hurricane Mk I V6844 flown by VIII Air Force Service Command Pilot, Col L B Hillsinger, Lt Col L.B. Hillsinger was badly wounded as an observer onboard the destroyer HMS Berkeley sunk during the Dieppe Raid on Aug 19, 1942.

The Hurricane is one of 500 manufactured by Gloster Aircraft from late 1939 to 1940.

V6844 was a Mk I and was transferred to USAAC in Oct/42 having previously been with 24 Sqn RAF.

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Units served with

Headquarters Squadron (VIII Air Force Service Command)

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Other

Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 3 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '34579.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US ARMY AIR FORCES OFFICIAL PHOTO. From left to right: Colonel Nel Creighton, of Chapel Hill, NC, Post Commander of Camp Griffiss, General H H Arnold, Major General Henry JF Miller, Commanding General of VIII Air Force Service Command, and General Ira C Eaker, commanding General of

VIII Air Force Service Command

Unit Hierarchy: Command
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

People

Loren Boyd Hillsinger

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 61st Troop Carrier Group
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Hendon

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Hendon, London NW4, UK	9 July 1942	Taxiing accident RAF Hendon Cat 3 damage (parked aircraft) 9-Jul-42. Hq Sqn, VIII AFSC
Manufactured	Brockworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL3, UK		One of 500 manufactured by Gloster Aircraft from late 1939 to 1940.
Delivered			To RAF.
Assigned			Assigned to 24 Sqn RAF.
Other Transferred to USAAC			Transferred to USAAC in Oct 42.
Assigned	Hendon, London NW4, UK		Assigned to HQ Sqn, VIII Air Force Service Command, Pilot, Col L B Hillsinger.