John Michael Bentley
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Fritzlar A/D mid air collision with P-47 flown by Lt Robert O Comstock shearing off the rear fuselage near the supercharger. Baled out of P-47 42-22756 which crashed near Rhenen. Prisoner Of War (POW). MACR 3896.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Avalon, NJ 08202, USA | 13 May 1943 | Belly Landing due to Engine Failure Holiday Beach, Avalon, NJ Cat 4 damage 2Lt John M Bentley, 13-May-43. P-47D 42-22332 - 354FS 355FG |
Other Crashed |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 28 February 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing Bottisham/Sta 374 Cat 3 damage 2Lt John M Bentley, 28-Feb-44. P-47D 42-22784 - 376FS 361FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
France | 6 March 1944 | Fw190 destroyed France. |
Other Mid air collision / baled out |
Rhenen, Netherlands | 15 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Fritzlar A/D mid air collision. Baled out of P-47 42-22756 which crashed near Rhenen. Prisoner Of War (POW). MACR 3896. |
Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 15 April 1944 | Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
Other Promoted |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Based |
Bottisham | 15 April 1944 | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list