Henry G Castle Jr

Military
media-18511.jpeg UPL 18511 Lt. Henry G. Castle, a replacement pilot with the 376th Fighter Squadron. A 56th Fighter Group Pilot originally at Boxted, Essex, he was transferred to the 361st Fighter Group in spring 1945.
Museum object reference no. BAM_0466 Bottisham Airfield Museum

Associated Henry G. Castle by name given in caption

Object Number - UPL 18511 - Lt. Henry G. Castle, a replacement pilot with the 376th Fighter Squadron. A 56th Fighter Group Pilot originally at Boxted, Essex, he was transferred...

Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached Service 67FW. Transferred 555FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 5ERS, 8AF USAAF.. Transferred 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Taylor County, TX, USA 4 October 1923 Henry G Snr and Mary M Castle.

Enlisted

Abilene, TX, USA 12 August 1942

Other

Crashed

Wilmington International Airport (ILM), 1740 Airport Blvd #12, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA 6 August 1944 Mid Air Collision with Target tow Aerial Gunnery Rng, Bluethenthal Field, NC cat 3 damage 2Lt Henry G Castle, 6-Aug-44. P-47D 42-22402 - 124BU 1AF

Based

Bodney 26 November 1944 Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Goxhill 23 January 1945 - 29 January 1945 Transferred 495th Fighter Training Group

Based

Halesworth 29 January 1945 Transferred 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Died

Dallas County, TX, USA 16 October 2003

Based

Bodney 23 January 1945 Detached Service 67th Fighter Wing.

Other

End of War

Europe

Based

Bottisham Transferred 361st Fighter Group

Buried

2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211, USA Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas TX

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84817000-henry-g-castle
https://www.fold3.com/image/205403146?terms=Henry%20G%20Castle
https://www.fold3.com/record/58941507-henry-g-castle
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Castle%2C+Henry+…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35092259/henry-g-castle

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ContributorK Flynn
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Associated media from Bottisham Airfield Museum Collection

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Henry G Castle: Gallery (4 items)

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