Robert Lewis Pewitt

Military

Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, probable Fw190 26-4-42, Killed in Action (KIA). 19-5-42. Shot down by German fighters off Beachy Head, Sussex, England whilst flying Spitfire Vb BL988. His body was returned home for burial in 1950.

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Units served with

Aircraft

BL988

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 February 1920

Other

E/A Probable

Calais, France 26 April 1942 Probable Fw190 26-4-42.

Died

Beachy Head, East Sussex, UK 19 May 1942 Shot down by German fighters off Beachy Head, Sussex, England whilst flying Spitfire Vb BL988. His body was returned home for burial in 1950. Killed in Action (KIA). 19-5-42.

Other

Joined RAFVR

Canada Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Other

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 19 May 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

Buried

Texas, USA Bridgeport Eastside Cemetery.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Eagles of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons. by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/7532049/PEWITT,%20ROBERT%20L…
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pewitt&GSfn=Robert&GS…;

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Eagles of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons. by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/7532049/PEWITT,%20ROBERT%20L…
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pewitt&GSfn=Robert&GS…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia