Donald J Laing
MilitaryDecember 13, 1943 on a 'Ramrod ' mission when P-47D 42-8416 [OS:X], 355FG/357FS struck a tree on takeoff from Steeple Morton. 2LT.Laing took a/c up sans belly tank and baled out over Sizewell, UK. Aircraft crashed in the English Channel two miles east of Sizewell, UK. RTD
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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
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 December 1943
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Baled Out |
13 December 1943 | Baled out of aircraft over Sizewell, UK that had been damaged when it hit a tree on take-off. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 25-Jul-2015. Made Connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added Bale Out event; Model letter to aircraft, Radio call letters unit association, and crash lostion to Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 418, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 419