John M Chapman

Military

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort Leipzig in P-51D 44-13796 hit by flak crashed Hobrechtfelde Prisoner of War (POW) 12-Sep-44 MACR 9004.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-103753

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Barbara
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

44-13796

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Steeple Morden 1 June 1944 - 12 September 1944 Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK 7 July 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Crashed

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK 28 August 1944 Ground Loop due to Engine Failure Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 4 damage Lt John M Chapman, 28-Aug-44 P-51C 42-103753 - 357FS 355FG 8AF

Other

Baled out

Hobrechtsfelde, Panketal, Germany 12 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort Leipzig in P-51D 44-13796 hit by flak crashed Hobrechtfelde POW 12-Sep-44 MACR 9004.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 12 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9004 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list