Tobin Armstrong
MilitaryAssigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 361FG.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 9 July 1923 | Son of Charles and Lucy Tobin. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 19 February 1943 | Houston, Texas |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 February 1945 - 21 July 1945 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 21 July 1945 | Transferred to 361FG. |
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Other Crashed |
91522 Ansbach, Germany | 4 January 1946 | Crashed Belly Landing Ansbach/ R-45 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Tobin (NMI) Armstrong, 4-Jan-46. P-51D-20NA 44-63620 - 42ARS 42ADG 9AF. |
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Died |
Kingsville, TX 78363, USA | 7 October 2005 |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm