Aubrey Charles Stanhope
Military
Object Number - UPL 23804 - First Lieutenant Aubery C Stanhope, 4th Fighter Group, 335th Squadron. Note the Eagle Squadron insignia on his scarf.
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 121 Sqn RAF (Eagle), transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF,
On 7-Sep-43 1LT Aubrey C. Stanhope was flying P-47C 41-6207 escorting B-17s attacking the German airfield at Brussels, Belgium. His aircraft was attacked by German fighters and he managed to bale out and was captured. The aircraft crashed near Hulst, Belgium. No MACR was issued documenting this loss. Held at Stalag Luft III, Zagan-Silesia (now Poland, moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jul-45.
Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: British
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Mark I
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nantes, France | 8 June 1920 | Born - 8 June 1920 Nantes, FRA |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 October 1942 - 7 September 1943 | Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 January 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 7 September 1943 - 12 July 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland, moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jul-45 |
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Other Baled out POW |
Hulst, Netherlands | 7 September 1943 | Flying P-47C 41-6207 escorting B-17s attacking the German airfield at Brussels, Belgium. His aircraft was attacked by German fighters and he managed to bale out and was captured. The aircraft crashed near Hulst, Belgium. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 July 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
14 April 1951 | Recalled to USAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
30 June 1967 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Damariscotta, ME, USA | 11 September 1994 | Died - 11 September 1994 Damariscotta, Maine, USA. |
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Buried |
Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, ME | 14 September 1994 | Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, Maine |
| Bristol, ME, USA | |||
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 14 October 1942 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 2-Jun-2015. Added decoration and SN per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Summary biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Combined name data from original ingest of data from Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 276 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
