Edward J Downey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

UPL 74814 UPL 74814 MACR for Edward J Downey Page 1

National Archives

Object Number - UPL 74814 - MACR for Edward J Downey Page 1

Shot down during combat action and crashed near Quakenbrueck on an escort mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in P-47D #42-7983. Killed in Action (KIA).

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From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

83rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

42-7983

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		6 March 1944
Born
Buried
Other Killed in Action (KIA)
Other Killed in Action (KIA)		6 March 1944

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Date11 Feb 2024 03:59:53

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National Archives

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:26

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2974 / MACR 2974, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list