Joseph L Bennett
Military
Object Number - UPL 18861 - 2nd Lt Joseph L Bennett 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF former 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.
Joined RCAF, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, promoted 1st Lt
Engineering officer, Assigned to Headquarters, VIII Fighter Command Mar-44
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Post War: Remained in the Air Force after the war, serving at bases in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, as well as one tour in England as a maintenance officer. Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel Nov-63
Engineer for Custom Pools Co. in Albuquerque, NM, retiring in 1980.
Connections
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boise, ID, USA | 19 January 1917 | |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 October 1942 - 29 February 1944 | Transferred to 336th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF. 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 11 March 1943 | Promoted 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
17 June 1943 | Crashed into pub after engine failure P-47 42-7881. RTD. | |
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Died |
Hobbs, NM, USA | 17 November 2010 | |
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Other Joined RCAF |
Canada | Joined Royal Canadian Air Force. Fl/Sgt Pilot. | |
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Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 9 October 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. Commissioned P/O. |
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Other Assigned |
Engineering officer, Assigned to Headquarters, VIII Fighter Command 3-44 | ||
| Boise, ID, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- AccidentReports.com;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 156, ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_b…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_b…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_b…
