Nick Pete Bebaeff
Military
Object Number - UPL 23917 - 1st Lt Nick P Bebaeff 343FS, 55FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill.
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (4 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, making Captain by 1952.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11038165
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic / Engine Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37384442
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Manya
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 15 November 1921 | Son of Anna Bebaeff. |
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Enlisted |
15 November 1941 | ||
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Naumburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Bf109 destroyed Naumberg. 2-Nov-44. |
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Other Crashed |
Burtonwood, UK | 14 January 1945 | Crashed Take Off due to Engine Failure Burtonwood/Sta 590 Cat 4 damage Lt Nick P Bebaeff, 14-Jan-45. P-38L 44-24633 - BAD1 8AF |
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Other Crashed |
Glendale Municipal Airport, 6801 N Glen Harbor Blvd, Glendale, AZ 85307, USA | 3 May 1945 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Luke Field, AZ Cat 3 damage Lt Nick P Bebaeff, 3-May-45. AT-6D 42-85724 - 3028BU |
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Died |
San Marcos, CA | 13 March 2008 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Based |
Wormingford | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
- WWW.55th.org roster
ContributorAl_Skiff
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