Albert Lloyd Haynes | American Air Museum

Albert Lloyd Haynes Jr

Military

media-17107.jpeg UPL 17107 "Officers of the USAAF formerly members of the British Eagle Squadrons, have returned form the European front. they are in Washington today where they told their experience in aerial combat against the Nazis. The Eagle Squadrons were composed of American citizens who joined the British RAF and were organized into all American fighter squadrons. These were disbanded following the entry of the US into the war and the American personnel for the most part were transferred to our air forces. As such they continued in combat duty and have taken part in many of the successful actions against the enemy."
L-R: Maj Carroll W McColpin, Lt John I Brown, Capt Reade Tilley, Maj William J Dailey Jr, Capt John J McCloskey, Lt Dale Taylor, Lt A L Haynes, Capt Harold Strickland, Lt Bradford W Boyar, Capt Sam A Mauriello, Lt George L Strauss and Lt Fred Cullen Smith.

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Object Number - UPL 17107 - "Officers of the USAAF formerly members of the British Eagle Squadrons, have returned form the European front. they are in Washington today where...

Joined RCAF.

pilot training Camp Borden, Ontario from Sept. to Dec. 1941.

Shipped overseas ETO.

Assigned to 403 Sqn RAF 17-6-42, Spitfire Mk Vb AR438 'Dorothy I' 'Pappy'

Returned USA to share ETO fighter experience

Joined 26th FS, 51st FG 14th AF in China, defending the Chinese end of the 'Hump' route and air bases in the Kunming area.

Out of Kweilin on an escort mission for 11th BS B-25's on a mission to bomb in the Changsha area. Jumped by 15-20 Oscar fighters and shot down in P-40N Warhawk 42-104930, baled out over Hengyang, China 5-7-44. MIA/KIA. Eye Witness certain he landed in Hengyang which was at the time surrounded by Japanese troops. MACR's 7268/7593.

MIA/FOD Crash site unknown. Body unrecovered as yet.

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Newport News, Virginia	9 April 1910
Died	Hengyang, Hunan, China	5 July 1944	Out of Kweilin on an escort mission for 11th BS B-25's on a mission to bomb in the Changsha area. Jumped by 15-20 Oscar fighters and shot down in P-40N Warhawk 42-104930, baled out over Hengyang, China 5-7-44. MIA/KIA. Eye Witness certain he landed in Hengyang which was at the time surrounded by Japanese troops. MACR's 7268/7593.
Buried	Forest Lawn Cemetery, 8100 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23505		Memorialised - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City Virginia, USA.
Buried			Memorialised - Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
	Virginia, USA		Virginia, USA.
Other Pilot Training	CFB Borden Military Museum, 27 Ram St, Borden, ON L0M 1C0, Canada		Pilot training Camp Borden, Ontario from Sept to Dec, 1941.
Other Joined RCAF	Canada		Joined Royal Canadian Air Force.