Swift T Benjamin

Military
media-31531.jpeg UPL 31531 Roll-call of 353 FG Aces.

Object Number - UPL 31531 - Roll-call of 353 FG Aces.

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x damaged and 1 x destroyed [Air], 6 1/2 x destroyed and 4 x damaged [Ground].



Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, USA 30 September 1924

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA, USA 2 November 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Crashed

Richmond International Airport, 1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Dr, Richmond, VA 23250, USA 30 December 1943 Take Off Accident Richmond AAB, VA Cat 4 damage 2Lt Swift T Benjamin, 30-Dec-43. P-47D 42-22426 - 443FS 327FG

Other

Crashed

Dover St, Dover, DE 19902, USA 8 February 1944 Taxiing Accident Ground Collision Dover AAF, Dover, DE Cat 4 damage 2Lt Swift T Benjamin, 8-Feb-44. P-47C 41-6472 - 448FS 83FG 1AF

Other

Transferred

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 25 May 1944 Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A damaged

Germany 12 June 1944 Me109 damaged air to air 12-Jun-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed Ground

Germany 27 June 1944 1/2 Me109 destroyed ground 27-Jun-44.

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Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 22 July 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed Ground

Germany 7 August 1944 Me410 destroyed ground 7-Aug-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed Ground

Germany 29 August 1944 3 x Me109s, 2 x Me410s destroyed, 4 x Me109s damaged all ground 29-Aug-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 9 September 1944 Do217 destroyed air 9-Sep-44.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 30 October 1944 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), 3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, USA 14 March 1945 Taxiing Accident Newark AAF, NJ Cat 3 damage 1Lt Swift T Benjamin, 14-Mar-45. P-47D 44-89689 - 2133BU

Died

Pitman, NJ 08071, USA 21 November 2002

Based

Boxted 30 October 1944 Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Philadelphia County, PA, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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