Cy Wilson
Military
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UPL 24705
Lt Col Cy Wilson 20th FG
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Prisoner of War (POW) crashed into North Sea on 27 Aug 1944 in P-51 'Wrangler, Jr' #44-13951
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Butcher Shop/ Big Tin Bird
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Wrangler
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
West Point, Texas | 17 December 1912 | |
Died |
28 December 1954 | Died crash landing of a F-84F after engine flamed out. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Denmark | 27 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjrugman
Changes
Sources
Transferred information from duplicate and Page 86, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8304 / MACR 8304, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database