42-106467

Assigned to 77FS 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Budapest, pulling clear of the target engine noted to be smoking, after which it quit. Lt Andrew belly landed and then sprinted clear allowing his colleagues to destroy the A/C. 2-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6698.

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Units served with

People

Pilots of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie" at Bodney air base in March 1944. Left to right, top row: Lieutenant Woodrow W. Anderson, Lieutenant Stanley G. Miles, Lieutenant Frank A. Cutler, Lieutenant Martin E. Corcoran, Lieutenant Donald Y. Whinnem. Left to right, middle row: Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond, Captain Stephen W. Andrew, Lieutenant Thomas W. Colby, Lieutenant Henry J. Miklajyck, Captain Edward

Stephen Wallace Andrew

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-429340
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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

Crashed

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK 20 April 1944 Mid Air Collision Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 3 damage Stephen W Andrew, 20-Apr-44. 486FS 352FG 8AF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Budapest, Hungary 2 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Budapest, pulling clear of the target engine noted to be smoking, after which it quit. Lt Andrew belly landed and then sprinted clear allowing his colleagues to destroy the A/C. 2-Jul-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6698.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA, USA Built at North American Aviation.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK Transferred to 77FS 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date20 Jul 2016 20:36:21
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=106467
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106467

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:14
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 6698 / MACR 8527 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database