Amos H Bomberger II
MilitaryThis is Hess in his P-51, NOT in his P-47. Please remove this photo from the file on his P-47, Miss Carriage. Thanks!
From Westmoreland County, PA
Born in 1922
Enlisted 24 Feb 1943 in Miami Beach, FL after completing four years of college
Assigned to 361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, USAAF.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (8OLC), World War II Victory, EAME (4 bronze stars), American Campaign Medal.
Post military service, authored the first Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) handbook on formation flying for EAA air shows
Purchased P-51D 44-74494 on 27 April 1979 and flew it in the WWII colors of 44-15080 Carolyn's Vergeltungswaffe (with name shortened to Vergeltungswaffe) from 1980 until selling it 27 May 1998
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Elizabeth Miss Carriage
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Carolyn's Vergeltungswaffe Miassis Dragon
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Westmoreland County, PA, USA | 9 November 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL, USA | 24 February 1943 | |
Other Crashed |
Dyess AFB, TX, USA | 11 May 1944 | Taxiing Accident Abilene AAB, TX Cat 3 damage 2Lt Amos H Bomberger, 11-May-44. P-47D 43-25342 - 261BU 2AF. |
Based |
Martlesham Heath | 21 August 1944 - 21 July 1945 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 July 1945 | Completed Tour Duty (ETD). |
Other Crashed |
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | 28 June 1947 | Landing Accident Wright Field, OH Cat 2 damage Capt Amos Bomberger, 28-Jun-47. AT-6F 44-81887 - 4000B. |
Other Crashed |
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | 20 January 1948 | Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure Wright Field, OH Cat 2 damage Capt Amos H. Bomberger, 20-Jan-48. P-51D 44-64433 - 4000BU. |
Revisions
I am a personal friend of Hess Bomberger and he was born in PA not KY. He is adamant about changing this.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit Histories;
- littlefriends.co.uk;
- Note on record: 'Hess did NOT serve with the 360th FS, only the 361st. Please correct that on this record. Thank you.' - Corrected 21/6/16