Joseph Black
Military
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UPL 7488
Flight Officer Joseph Black in the cockpit of a P-51B or C Mustang.
Corrected 357th FS to 357th FG and added squadron
28 missions from England from December 1944 until end of war. Served in Neubiberg, Germany, until March 1946.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mary's Lil Lamb
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 25 July 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 16 November 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Airport Rd, Thomasville, GA 31757, USA | 3 November 1944 | Taxiing Accident Thomasville AAF, GA Cat 3 damage F/O Joseph Black, 3-Nov-44. P-40N 43-24711 339CCTS 3AF. |
Other Promoted |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 11 April 1945 | Commissioned to Second Lieutenant from Flight Officer |
Died |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 4 March 2016 | Died at age 91 |
Based |
Leiston | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Army of Occupation |
Neubiberg, Germany | Part of Army of Occupation. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self