John L Bassan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23749 - 2nd Lt John L Bassan (killed in action on Nov 27th, 1944 flying aboard P-51D 44-14336 5E-U.
Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Offenburg. Having made contact with the bombers to be escorted, A/C P-51D 44-14336 seen to go out of control, possibly to anoxia, dived into the deck Dizier, France. Pilot F/O John L Bassan Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14440.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dudley, MA, USA | 14 July 1923 | |
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Based |
Honington | 28 October 1944 - 27 November 1944 | Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Dizier, 30580, France | 27 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission to Offenburg. Having made contact with the bombers to be escorted, A/C P-51D 44-14336 seen to go out of control, possibly to anoxia, dived into the deck Dizier, France. Pilot F/O John L Bassan Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14440. |
| Rochdale, Leicester, MA, USA | |||
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14440 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
