Lloyd W Waterman
MilitaryAssigned to 335FS, FG, 8AF USAAF. 3-Nov-43, crashed after takeoff from Halesworth, was seriously injured RTD. Shot down, crashed near Port a Binson in P-51B 'Yippee Joe' 42-106911. Prisoner of War (POW). 9-May-44. MACR 4686.
Post war served with 80FS, 8FG, 5AF USAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crash on take off / WIA / RTD |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 3 November 1943 | Crashed after takeoff from Halesworth in P-47C 41-6360, was seriously injured RTD. |
Other Shot down |
Route de Port À Binson, 51530 Saint-Martin-d'Ablois, France | 9 May 1944 | Shot down, crashed near Port a Binson in P-51B 'Yippee Joe' 42-106911. Prisoner of War (POW). 9-May-44. MACR 4686. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 9 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. POW #5041. Barrack 172, Room 12. |
Other Crashed |
Ashiya Airfield, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | 26 May 1947 | Ground Loop Ashiya AAB Japan, P-51K-10NA 44-12016, Cat 3 damage Lloyd W Waterman, 26-May-47. 80FS 8FG 5AF |
Other Crashed |
Ashiya Airfield, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. | 16 September 1947 | Landing Accident due to Weather Ashiya AAB Japan, P-51D 44-73665, Cat 4 damage Lloyd W Waterman, 16-Sep-47. 80FS 8FG 5AF |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | |||
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 May 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4686 / MACR 4686, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 357, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. III by Bishop & Hey p. 199 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list