Arlington W Canizares Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrom caption info.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
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
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.
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
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.
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