Warren Belknap Corwin

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Lieutenant Warren Corwin, of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lieutenant Warren Corwin of the 362nd Sqdn at Leiston. Note the cloth flying helmet, goggles and oxygen breathing equipment. P. Barber.' media-400895.jpg FRE 3103 Lieutenant Warren Corwin, of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lieutenant Warren Corwin of the 362nd Sqdn at Leiston. Note the cloth flying helmet, goggles and oxygen breathing equipment. P. Barber.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3103 - Lieutenant Warren Corwin, of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang at Leiston. Handwritten caption on...

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseberg in P-51B 'Baby Mike' 43-12227, completed escort, released to strafe ground targets, whilst strafing train hit by Me262, wounded and heard to have elected to belly in near Termonde. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12399.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-12227

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Baby Mike
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

43-12412

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chester Hill, PA 16866, USA 7 July 1922 Son of Raymond W and Ruth Anetta [Belknap] Corwin.

Enlisted

Camden, NJ, USA 5 November 1942

Other

Crashed

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, 5000 Wildlife Dr NW, Townsend, GA 31331, USA 8 March 1944 Landing Accident Ground Loop Harris Neck AAF, Newport, GA Cat 3 damage Lt Warren B Corwin, 8-Mar-44. P-40N 43-24092 - 500FBS 85FBG 3AF

Died

9200 Dendermonde, Belgium 8 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseberg, strafing train hit by Me262, A/C damaged, wounded and elected to belly in near Termonde. KIA. MACR 12399.

Buried

10 Church Ln, Scarsdale, NY 10583, USA Memorialised Saint James the Less Episcopal Church Cemetery Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY
Westchester County, NY, USA
Scarsdale, NY 10583, USA

Based

Leiston 8 November 1944 Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/310770957?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
https://www.fold3.com/image/28733861
https://www.fold3.com/image/319360840?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Corwin%2C+Warren…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40098111/warren-belknap-corwin

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https://www.fold3.com/record/86209922-warren-b-corwin
https://www.fold3.com/image/310770957?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
https://www.fold3.com/image/28733861
https://www.fold3.com/image/319360840?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40098111/warren-belknap-corwin

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https://www.fold3.com/record/86209922-warren-b-corwin
https://www.fold3.com/image/310770957?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
https://www.fold3.com/image/28733861
https://www.fold3.com/image/319360840?terms=Warren%20B%20Corwin
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40098111/warren-belknap-corwin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12399, WWII Memorial, NARA / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Warren Belknap Corwin: Gallery (1 items)

Lieutenant Warren Corwin, of the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lieutenant Warren Corwin of the 362nd Sqdn at Leiston. Note the cloth flying helmet, goggles and oxygen breathing equipment. P. Barber.'

Object number: FRE 3103 - Lieutenant Warren Corwin, of the 362nd Fighter...