Virgil Willis Olson
MilitaryAttempted to join French AF, joined RAFVR, to 56 OTU 35hr on Hurricanes, founder member of 71S, 19-8-41 Shot down, English Channel, in Hurricane II Z3494 on offensive fighter sweep to France, Killed in Action (KIA) His plane crashed five miles South East of Ramsgate, England as a result of aerial engagement. Body washed ashore 14 September 1941.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Hurricane
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boise, ID, USA | 6 October 1912 | Born Son of Henry J and of Anna R Olson, of Boise, Idaho, USA. |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | 19 April 1941 | Assigned as a founder member of 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. 19 September 1940 |
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Died |
Off Ramsgate, Kent, UK | 19 August 1941 | Shot down, English Channel, in Hurricane II Z3494 on offensive fighter sweep to France, Killed in Action (KIA) His plane crashed five miles South East of Ramsgate, England as a result of aerial engagement. 19-8-41. |
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Other Remains recovered from North Sea |
Vlissingen, Netherlands | 14 September 1941 | Body washed ashore 14-9- 41. |
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Buried |
Vlissingen, Netherlands | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Zee. | |
| Boise, ID, USA | Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA. | ||
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Other Armee de l'Air' |
Attempted to join Armee de l'Air'. | ||
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | ||
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Other Operational training |
Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE12, UK | 18 April 1941 | To 56 OTU, conversion equated to 35hr on Hurricanes. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia