Clay Robinson Davis
MilitaryPilot of P-39Q Airacobra 42-19573 based at Santa Rosa AAD, CA, lost 7th July 43 in midair collision, with 2nd Lt Lyle J Maher's A/C 42-9104 on gunnery target training sortie, 14 miles west of point Jenner, CA. 2 x killed in training accident [KIT], one bailed with chute aflame, other did not escape his A/C, bodies not recovered, search abandoned 12th July 43. MACR 16403.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745436
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 April 1917 | Son of Achilles Edward and Josephine Kirkwood [Robinson] Davis. | |
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Other Promoted |
20 May 1943 - 13 July 1943 | CO 363rd Fighter Squadron, 20th May 1943 – 13th July 1943. | |
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Died |
7 July 1943 | Lost 7th July 43 in midair collision, with 2nd Lt Lyle J Maher's A/C 42-9104 on gunnery target training sortie, 14 miles west of point Jenner, CA. 2 x killed in training accident [KIT], one bailed with chute aflame, other did not escape his A/C, bodies not recovered, search abandoned 12th July 43. MACR 16403. | |
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Revisions
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=357&Style=item&origSty… Promotion details
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search Home town / A/C serial / ASN details
http://www.fold3.com/image/38618025/ MACR 16403 details
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The 357th Over Europe