Wayne K Blickenstaff
Military
Object Number - UPL 24502 - Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff 350FS, 353FG, 8AF Double Ace [Ace in a day] SS, DSO, DFC (3OLC), AM (7OLC), Croix de Guerre.
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 133 missions and 457 combat hours. Credited with 10 victories in aerial combat, a double ace and an ace in day. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: SS, DSC, DFC (3 OLC), AM (7 OLC), Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.
Ace in a day, his own words - http://toshmcintosh.com/2011/08/the-day-of-the-ace-by-wayne-blickenstaf…
Connections
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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: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Soubrette
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Soubrette
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Soubrette Eradicator
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Soubrette
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pomona, CA, USA | 25 June 1920 | Son of Perry H and Hazel [Lewis] Blickenstaff. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 28 January 1942 | |
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Other Damaged E/A |
France | 1 December 1943 | Me109 damaged 1-Dec-43. |
|
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 4 April 1944 | Promotion to Captain. |
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Other Probable/damaged E/A |
Germany | 30 June 1944 | Me109 probable and Me109 damaged 30-Jun-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 9 August 1944 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other Destroyed E/A x 4 |
Brunswick, Germany | 27 November 1944 | Destroyed 4 x Fw190's in a single day. 27-Nov-44. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-27nov44.jpg |
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Other Destroyed E/A |
Berlin, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Destroyed 1 x Me262 to become an Ace. 22-Feb-45. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-22feb45.jpg |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 7 March 1945 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. |
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Other Destroyed E/A x 5 |
Kassel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Destroyed 3 x Fw190's and 2 x Me109's in a single mission to become a double Ace. 24-Mar-45. http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-blickenstaff-24march45.jpg |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 2 April 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 23 December 2011 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
| Chino, CA, USA | |||
|
Buried |
Charlotte, NC, USA |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Blickenstaff
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=6029
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_353.php
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/350th-fs/
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/combat-reports.html
https://www.fold3.com/page/84973511_wayne_k%20blickenstaff/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/286327922_wayne_k%20blickenstaff/details/
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Wayne…
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Blickenstaff
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=6029
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_353.php
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/350th-fs/
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/combat-reports.html
https://www.fold3.com/page/84973511_wayne_k%20blickenstaff/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/286327922_wayne_k%20blickenstaff/details/
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Wayne…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
