Malcolm McLane

Military

Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Credited with 1/4 share of a kill. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Trier, Germany in P-47D 42-29214 his flight was involved in a dogfight in which he lost his wingman [Capt John R Gildersleeve] and was shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11422.

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Post war: "Joined the Concord law firm of Orr & Reno in 1952 and was a founder of the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area in Pinkham Notch. Served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 1977 to 1982 and was mayor of Concord from 1970 to 1976".

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Aircraft

42-29214

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 11 May 1944, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Ashford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Ashford
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

Born

Manchester, NH, USA 3 October 1924

Enlisted

Hanover, NH, USA 3 October 1942

Other

Shot down

Trier, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Trier, Germany in P-47D 42-29214 his flight was involved in a dogfight in which he lost his wingman [Capt John R Gildersleeve] and was shot down. POW. MACR 11422.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 23 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Hanover, NH, USA 2 February 2008

Based

Ashford 23 December 1944 Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF.
Hillsborough County, NH, USA

Revisions

Date25 Jan 2017 14:57:58
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223&Submi…
https://www.fold3.com/image/46698884
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seacoastonline/obituary.aspx?n=malcolm…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_406.php
https://www.fold3.com/page/528327186_malcolm_mclane%20%20(1924)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/83423628_malcolm_mclane/details/