Frank A Clifton
MilitaryAssigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX, USA | 18 March 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Stinson Municipal Airport, 8535 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA | 23 January 1943 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Stinson Field, TX Cat 3 damage Lt Frank A Clifton, 23-Jan-43. O-52 40-2788 |
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Other Crashed |
2 miles E Coxcomb Mountains, California, USA | 14 June 1943 | Baled Out Stall / Spin 2 Mile E Camp Coxcomb, CA Cat 5 damage Lt Frank A Clifton, P-39N 42-18722 - 13 Recon 74 Recon |
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Other Crashed |
12 miles SE Crossville, TN, USA | 29 December 1943 | Baled Out Stall / Spin 12 miles SE of Crossville, TN Cat 5 damage Lt Frank A Clifton, 29-Dec-43. P-39N 42-9150 - 13TRSq 74TRGp |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 20 March 1945 - 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 24 March 1945 | Ground Loop Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage Lt Frank A Clifton, 24-Mar-45. P-51D 44-11235 - 504FS 339FG 8AF |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Born |
Boise City, OK 73933, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History