David Nicholas Baldock
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23288 - Lt. David N Baldock. Lynchburg, VA. 77th Fighter Squadron. Killed in flying accident post VE Day on 23 August 1945 at Vresse, Belgium whilst flying...
Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) training mission 23-Aug-45 whilst on instruments went into spin and didnt recover. Pilot 2nd Lt David N Baldock KIFA.
From Missing Air Crew report, Lt Baldock was on a training mission that left from Munich, Germany to Kings Cliffe. The formation had to go to instrument flight over Karlsrue, as they approached Reims the sky cleared and Baldock's plane was missing from the formation. His plane was discovered by a farmer in Vresse, Belgium.
Awards: PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Dizzy Rebel
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Virginia, USA | 10 March 1922 | Son of James Joseph and Julia [Mays] Baldock. |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA, USA | 2 October 1942 | Richmond, Virginia |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 23 April 1945 - 23 August 1945 | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Vresse, 5550 Vresse-sur-Semois, Belgium | 23 August 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) training mission 23-Aug-45 whilst on instruments went into spin and didnt recover. Pilot 2nd Lt David N Baldock KIFA. |
| Lynchburg, Virginia | |||
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Buried |
Indian Hill United Methodist Oxford Furnace Campbell County VA | Indian Hill United Methodist Oxford Furnace Campbell County Virginia, USA. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
