DeLynn Edward Anderson
Military
UPL 71503
UPL 71503
Captain Delynn Anderson of the 20th Fighter Group, with bicycle, in front of P-38H Lightning serial 42-67055 at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From briefing room to flying line, from runways to skyways and contest with the enemy, each mission represents expert planning by Operations and Intelligence and the brains and sweat of every man who prepares an order or tightens a screw on a prop. Photo shows:- Capt. Delynn Anderson of Starns, Kentucky. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 76a.'
Roger Freeman Collection
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Lockheed construction number on nose (1566) translates to AAF serial 42-67055.
Object Number - UPL 71503 - Captain Delynn Anderson of the 20th Fighter Group, with bicycle, in front of P-38H Lightning serial 42-67055 at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943....
Commanding Officer 79th FS 20th FG March 6, 1943 - Sept 27, 1944
285 combat hours
Destroyed 1/5 HE-177 air + 2 HE-177 ground + 1 ME-109 damaged air
CO 77th FS at Shaw AFB Apr-Nov 1948
CO 79th FS Shaw AFB 1950-51
CO 406th FBG USAFE 1952-53 flying F-86D Sabre Jets
Adviser ROKAF KIA April 20, 1961. Attacked and damaged by by NKAF MIG-15s after straying across the border crashed and killed in landing attempt.
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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-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel Soar / Assie II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel IV
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel V Puddin Danny Boy
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stearns, KY, USA | 29 September 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
S Ft Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075, USA | 25 April 1941 | Fort Thomas, Kentucky |
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Other Crashed |
Long Beach Airport, 4100 Donald Douglas Dr, Long Beach, CA 90808, USA | 16 May 1942 | Taxiing Accident Long Beach Muni Airport, CA Cat 3 damage, pilot Capt Delynn E Anderson, 16-May-42. P-38F 41-2328 - 94PS 83FG |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 30 April 1944 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 27 September 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Reassigned USA |
United States | 22 October 1944 | Re-assigned to USA. |
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Other Crashed |
Hillsboro Pines, FL 33073, USA | 17 June 1945 | Landing Accident due to Engine Failure 45mi NNW Hillsboro Florida Cat BL damage, pilot Major Delynn E Anderson, 17-Jun-45. C-47B 43-49544 338AAFBU 3AF |
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Died |
Korea | 20 April 1961 | flying unarmed F-86 fighter on a training mission, strayed over the Demilitarized Zone and attacked by 2 MiGs near Onjin, North Korea. Tried to land his damaged jet at Yiumann Air Base, but it crashed killing him. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County CA | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
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