Warren Russell Lobdell

Military
UPL 80659 UPL 80659 495th FTG 552nd FTS P-47C 41-6203 DQ-H_ "The Flying Ute" (L) / "Windy" (R). Lt. Lobdell and friend posing for the camera.

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Object Number - UPL 80659 - 495th FTG 552nd FTS P-47C 41-6203 DQ-H_ "The Flying Ute" (L) / "Windy" (R). Lt. Lobdell and friend posing for the camera.

Assigned to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-47D 42-8415, Reported that he was low on fuel. Element leader, Erik Littlejohn, and he broke off to make the return flight to England. En route, with little fuel and at low altitude, they were bounced by four Me109s. Littlejohn broke left, Russell broke right, and that was the last he was seen. Crashed Maheru, France Killed in Action (KIA) 27-Jun-44 MACR 6227.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Flying Ute / Windy
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 358th Fighter Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana, USA 6 December 1920 Son of William Abram and Virginia 'Jennie' [Young] Lobdell.

Enlisted

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70811, USA 10 June 1942 Harding Field Baton Rouge, LA

Other

Fighter training

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70811, USA 4 November 1943 Fighter Familiarisation Harding Field, Baton Rouge, LA

Based

High Halden 15 June 1944 - 27 June 1944 Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF.

Died

61380 Mahéru, France 27 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-47D 42-8415, Low on fuel headed for England. Bounced by 4 Me109s. Crashed Maheru, France Killed in Action (KIA) 27-Jun-44 MACR 6227.
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, USA

Based

Atcham 15 June 1944 Assigned to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried/ Commemorated

422 N 19th St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA Magnolia Cemetery Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Other

Pilot training

Victoria, TX, USA 4 November 1943 Flight training: Primary - Arledge Field, Stamford, TX Basic - Enid, OK Advanced - Foster Field Victoria, TX

Other

Memorialised

61380 Mahéru, France Memorialised Town Carpark Maheru, France.

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