John D McFarlane

Military
media-14120.jpeg UPL 14120 Major John D. McFarlane.

Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.

Object Number - UPL 14120 - Major John D. McFarlane.

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Forced to bail out due to coolant leak over Denmark. Landed on Lolland Island near the village of Søllested. Hidden by the Danes until put on a boat for Sweden by the Danish Resistance. He arrived in Stockholm on 28-Mar-45.

EVADER EVD. MACR 13394.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (VF-L, serial number 44-14350) of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '336th F.S., 4th F.G., 8th Air Force.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Connie II
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 4th Fighter Group 310th Ferry Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Calais, ME, USA 26 April 1918

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Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 June 1944 - 12 March 1945 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Promoted

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 25 January 1945 Promoted to Major.

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Baled out

Lolland, Denmark 12 March 1945 Forced to bail out due to coolant leak over Denmark. Landed on Lolland Island near the village of Søllested.

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Evaded

Denmark 12 March 1945 - 28 March 1945 Evaded capture with assistance from Danish Resistance.

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Interned (INT)

Stockholm, Sweden 28 March 1945 Interned Sweden (INT).

Died

Las Vegas, NV, USA 19 October 1974
Calais, Massachusetts, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer. (User : apollo11);
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 13394

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 13394 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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