Roy E Wendell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Wallet owned by Roy Wendell and recovered from the site of his aircraft crash EPH 11121 EPH 11121 Damaged brown leather wallet belonging to Roy Wendell, recovered by a local boy from the crash site of P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6223 at Podington in March 1944 IWM collections

Object Number - EPH 11121 - Damaged brown leather wallet belonging to Roy Wendell, recovered by a local boy from the crash site of P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6223 at Podington in March...

Roy Wendell was based at Duxford with the 78th Fighter Group. On 13 March 1944 he was accidentally shot down by a fellow pilot while on a training exercise. Wendell’s P-47C 41-6223 crashed at Podington airfield. A local boy witnessed the crash, and many years later investigated the site. There he discovered Wendell’s fuel-stained wallet, now on display in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Isabel
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 March 1944

Enlisted

South Dakota Exact date not yet known

Buried

Plot A Row 4 Grave 5

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

American Air Museum caption https://abmc.gov/node/543414#.WQBoPU0zWM8

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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