Victor Robert Bono
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44711 - Flying Officer Victor Robert Bono, 71 Eagle Sqn.
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, 71S founder member, Bf109 Probable 19-7-41, transferred to 13th AAF FTD Instructor,
PT-22 41-20915, Take Off Accident Canal Aux Fld, Dos Palos, CA, Cat 5 damage 10-12-43 - 13AAFFTD [Home base Eagle Field, Dos Palos, CA].
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Francisco, CA | 16 January 1914 | Son of Victor Frans and Irene K Bono. |
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Other E/A Probable |
Calais, France | 19 July 1941 | 1 x Bf109 Probable 19-7-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Eagle Field, 11100 W Eagle Ave, Firebaugh, CA 93622, USA | 15 September 1942 | Transferred to 13th AAF FTD as Instructor. |
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Other Take Off Accident |
Dos Palos, CA 93620, USA | 10 December 1943 | Take Off Accident in PT-22 41-20915 at Canal Aux Fld, Dos Palos, CA, Cat 5 damage 10-12-43 |
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Enlisted |
11 March 1945 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Stockton, CA | 5 August 1987 | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF founder member. | |
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Other Draft registration record |
Pencil note: 6'11'' 1/2, First Lt. | ||
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Other Census |
San Francisco, CA | Residing 185 College Avenue San Francisco, San Francisco, California With wife Stanlee and daughter Mikel Ann. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3680
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3680
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bono%2C+Victor&S…
