Wayne K Blickenstaff

Military
media-24502.jpeg UPL 24502 Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff 350FS, 353FG, 8AF Double Ace [Ace in a day] SS, DSO, DFC (3OLC), AM (7OLC), Croix de Guerre.

Object Number - UPL 24502 - Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff 350FS, 353FG, 8AF Double Ace [Ace in a day] SS, DSO, DFC (3OLC), AM (7OLC), Croix de Guerre.

Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 133 missions and 457 combat hours. Credited with 10 victories in aerial combat, a double ace and an ace in day. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: SS, DSC, DFC (3 OLC), AM (7 OLC), Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.



Ace in a day, his own words - http://toshmcintosh.com/2011/08/the-day-of-the-ace-by-wayne-blickenstaf…

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
After his last mission, pilot Lieutenant Robert C. Cherry stands beside Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Edmund R. Namowicz. They are standing in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt, known as "The Eradicator", at Boxted air base. Both men are part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. 3 August 1944.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette Eradicator
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pomona, CA, USA 25 June 1920 Son of Perry H and Hazel [Lewis] Blickenstaff.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 28 January 1942

Other

Damaged E/A

France 1 December 1943 Me109 damaged 1-Dec-43.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 4 April 1944 Promotion to Captain.

Other

Probable/damaged E/A

Germany 30 June 1944 Me109 probable and Me109 damaged 30-Jun-44.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 9 August 1944 Promoted to Major.

Other

Destroyed E/A x 4

Brunswick, Germany 27 November 1944 Destroyed 4 x Fw190's in a single day. 27-Nov-44. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-27nov44.jpg

Other

Destroyed E/A

Berlin, Germany 22 February 1945 Destroyed 1 x Me262 to become an Ace. 22-Feb-45. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-22feb45.jpg

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 7 March 1945 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Other

Destroyed E/A x 5

Kassel, Germany 24 March 1945 Destroyed 3 x Fw190's and 2 x Me109's in a single mission to become a double Ace. 24-Mar-45. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-24march45.jpg

Other

Transferred

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 2 April 1945 Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Charlotte, NC, USA 23 December 2011

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Chino, CA, USA

Buried

Charlotte, NC, USA

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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