Thomas E Joyce

Military
media-15466.jpeg UPL 15466 The P-51D Mustang of Capt Thomas Joyce after he force landed near Bernau on 12 September 1944.

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

Object Number - UPL 15466 - The P-51D Mustang of Capt Thomas Joyce after he force landed near Bernau on 12 September 1944.

Captain Thomas Joyce of the 334th Fighter Squadron force-landed near Bernau after his P-51D 44-14271 was hit by flak, strafing Weisbaden aerodrome, on 12-Sept-44. POW. MACR 8988.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-24793

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (QP-K, serial number 44-14271) of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, flown by of Captain Joyce that crashed near Darmstadt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'MIA 12.9.44 Capt. Joyce near Darmstadt. 2 1/2 Vict[ories].'

44-14271

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

44-14310

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Missions

428

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 May 1944 - 22 September 1944 Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Shot down

Bernau bei Berlin, Germany 12 September 1944 Force-landed near Bernau after his P-51D 44-14271 was hit by flak, strafing Weisbaden aerodrome, on 12-Sept-44. POW. MACR 8988.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 12 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW).
Ulysses, KS 67880, USA

Born

Kansas, USA

Died

Ulysses, KS 67880, USA

Buried

Ulysses, KS 67880, USA Ulysses Cemetery Ulysses Grant County Kansas, USA.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=8988&Submit=Go
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Joyce+&GSfn=Thoma…;

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Contributorapollo11
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Sources

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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