Arlington W Canizares Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lieutenant Arlington W. Canizares of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Canizares.' media-401270.jpg FRE 2518 Lieutenant Arlington W. Canizares of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Canizares.' Roger Freeman Collection

From caption info.

Object Number - FRE 2518 - Lieutenant Arlington W. Canizares of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Canizares.'

On 9 April 1944, Canizares ran out of fuel when flying his P-47 over the North Sea and was killed bailing out.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Saucy Shirley III
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 10 December 1942

Based

Halesworth 8 April 1944

Other

Died of Wounds (DOW)

North Sea 9 April 1944 Killed bailing out into the North Sea, 52 miles off of Lowestoft due to running out of gas.

Born

Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Removed association with the 364th Fighter Group.
After correspondence with Peter Randall of www.littlefriends.co.uk it seems there is no evidence of Canizares ever being part of the 364th Fighter Group.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries for Arlington Canizares. This entry now contains information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR none

Date
ContributorPyker
Changes
Sources

Updated personal details and fate. Associated aircraft lost in. NOTE there is a conflict with P-47D 42-75160 LM-D that Canizares was flying on 9 April 1944. MACR 9821 also gives this serial number as being lost with 365th FG on 7 October 1944 over Belgium. However, 75160 was LM-D "Saucy Shirley III" of Captain Ray Dauphin 62nd FS and RALDA gives this serial number as being lost on 9 April. Balance of probabilities therefore is that ther is an error in the MACR.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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