Forrest Patty Dowling Jr
Military
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UPL 36919
Forrest "Pat" Dowling of the 4th Fighter Group with his British wife Dinah, and son Michael, who was the first baby born to an American pilot and British mother in the Second World War.
Image courtesy of Michael Dowling
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71S, transferred to ? Instructor, Taxiing accident in UC-43 43-10833 at Lake Charles AAF, Lake Charles, LA Cat 3 damage. 3rd AF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: British
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Transferred |
Chennault International Airport, 3650 Sen J Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70615, USA | 15 September 1942 | Transferred to 60th or 61st Single Engine Flying Training Groups (Advanced) Lake Charles AAF, as Instructor. |
Other Taxiing accident |
Chennault International Airport, 3650 Sen J Bennett Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70615, USA | 20 April 1944 | Taxiing accident in UC-43 43-10833 at Lake Charles AAF, Lake Charles, LA Cat 3 damage. 3rd AF. |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
Other Assigned |
Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. | ||
Born |
Oklahoma, USA | ||
Oklahoma, USA |
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