John J Sadinski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Museum object reference no. BAM_0402 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Information provided by Bottisham Airfield Museum
Object Number - UPL 18449 - Lt. John J. Sadinski, a replacement pilot with the 376th Fighter Squadron in Aug. 1944. Killed in the crash of a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat near RAF Halton...
The Group's Cessna UC-78 "Uncle Tom's Cabin", #42-32072 crashed into a hillside in thick fog near RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire on 14 November 1944, while returning from Exeter. The crew of a RAF ambulance recovered the pilot, Lt. John J. Sadinski of the 376th Squadron, and his passenger, Lt. Charles R. Law, Group Transportation Officer, both seriously injured, but Lt. Sadinski later died in the ambulance.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Killed in action |
14 November 1944 | ||
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Born |
Ohio | ||
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Buried |
Plot T-3-111 and then Plot D-2-32. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294022/john-j-sadinski;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
