Fletcher Hancock

Military

Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133 Sqn RAF, Killed in Action (KIA) 5-6-42.

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Units served with

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.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Abbeville, France 5 June 1942 Killed in Action (KIA) 5-6-42.

Born

Santa Cruz, CA, USA Son of Herschell and Mayme Myrl Hancock, of Santa Cruz, California, USA.

Buried

Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, 80100 Abbeville, France Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme.

Other

Joined RAFVR

Canada Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Other

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 5 June 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

Revisions

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http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3560
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2952599/HANCOCK,%20FLETCHER
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hancock&GSfn=Fletcher…;

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http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3560
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2952599/HANCOCK,%20FLETCHER
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hancock&GSfn=Fletcher…;

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http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3560

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia