Robert D Brown

Military
media-29143.jpeg UPL 29143 Capt. Robert D Brown, [Chicago, IL], 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-6556 G4-B "Chicago Gun Moll”. Capt. Brown was flying this a/c on 27 May 1944 when he baled out and was interned in Switzerland.

Object Number - UPL 29143 - Capt. Robert D Brown, [Chicago, IL], 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-6556 G4-B "Chicago Gun Moll”. Capt. Brown was flying this a/c on 27 May 1944...

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Claimed 3rd aerial victory on bomber escort to Ludwigshafen, victims debris damaged A/C P -51B 43-6556 which crashed at Lütisburg on 27-May-44. Baled out, suffering broken leg from collision with tailplane and landed in trees canopy, rescued by Swiss authorities and hospitalised / interned till wars end. MACR 5107.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Air base

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (WD-U, 42-106438) of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Curtis Simpson, after a forced landing in Switzerland, 19 July 1944. "P.51B Mustang , coded WD-U, right side three-quarter view, with mountainous background, which I said was in neutral country. It was, in fact, Switzerland, when Lt. Curtis Simpson was forced to abort a mission to Munich on 19th July, 1944, following a glycol leak." Information from Debden historian Keith Braybrooke
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Chicago Gun Moll
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Burtonwood airfield, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/622. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)
Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Leiston 18 March 1943 - 7 May 1945 Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Crashed

San Mateo Bridge, Foster City, CA 94404, USA 5 September 1943 Baled Out due to Stall/Spin 1 x Mile Sth San Mateo Bridge Cat 5 damage Lt Robert D Brown, 5-Sep-43. P-39Q 42-20745 - 362FS 357FG

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Crashed

Leiston IP16, UK 25 April 1944 Taxiing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 3 damage Lt Robert D Brown, 25-Apr-44. P-51B 43-7143 - 362FS 357FG 8AF

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Interned (INT)

Switzerland 27 May 1944 Interned (INT) in Switzerland till wars end.

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Shot down / baled out

Lütisburg, Switzerland 27 May 1944

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End of War (EOW)

Europe 7 May 1945 End of War (EOW).
Chicago, IL, USA

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Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant

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Returned to Unit (RTU)

Burtonwood, UK Flew interned P-51D back to BAD 1, Burtonwood, England.

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Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK Promoted to Captain.

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Swiss Mustangs

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Archives of Swiss Mustangs

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5107 / MACR 51097 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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