Russell Calvin Whitmer

Military
A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton. media-378764.jpg FRE 588 A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 588 - A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. KIFA in de Havilland Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight. Killed in Flying Accident, Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Raymond C Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34057859
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radar Technician

Aircraft

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '"F" Spinners and A/C O'An PRU Blue.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'PR XV.I' Third handwritten caption on reverse: 'NS 538.'

NS538

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

La Verne, CA 12 September 1916 Son of Chalmer William and Estella M. [Hockenberg] Whitmer.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 31 August 1943 Los Angeles, California

Died

Newmarket, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8, UK 8 September 1944 KIFA Aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight.

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA 20 August 1948 Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

Based

Watton 8 September 1944 Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Removed source information added by Wattonman from biography

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ContributorWattonman
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Sources

Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.

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http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Combat Chronology; The 25th Bomb Group Book (rcn) in World War II by Norman Malayney; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Russell Calvin Whitmer: Gallery (1 items)

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Object number: FRE 588 - A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb...