Asa North Duncan

Military
media-16506.jpeg UPL 16506 Brigadier General Asa North Duncan, the first commander of the 8th Air Force, was KIA 17 November 1942, when he was aboard a B-17, 42-2969, which crashed in the Bay of Biscay while en route from England to North Africa due to engine failure.

Object Number - UPL 16506 - Brigadier General Asa North Duncan, the first commander of the 8th Air Force, was KIA 17 November 1942, when he was aboard a B-17, 42-2969, which...

En route to Maison Blanche, via Gibraltar on 17 November 1942, with Clark Garber, Co-pilot: Josh Kaplan, Navigator: John Roysden, Bombardier: Les Birleson*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Welcome Talbot, Radio Operator: Paul Padgett, Ball turret gunner: Roger Arent, Waist gunner: Lilburn Haddox, Waist gunner: Arthur Spell, pass-Brigadier General Asa North Duncan (8AF HQ, Chief of Staff, Major John Knox* (341BS CO) (11 Killed in Service); engine fire, aircraft crashed Bay of Biscay; (*only bodies recovered). Missing Air Crew Report 15097.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 8th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Command
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Bomber Command) Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) United States Army Forces in the British Isles
  • Service Numbers: O-7478
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leighton, AL 35646, USA 30 March 1892

Other

Commissioned

27 September 1916

Other

Killed in Service

17 November 1942

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Sources

http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…

BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945

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