Military
2nd. Lt. Leland MacFarlane – 4th Fighter Group
2nd Lt Leland L Macfarlane, 4FG.
2nd Lieutenant Leland L Macfarlane of San Francisco served in the 4th Fighter Group (composed of former Eagle squadron volunteers and based at Debden) and was assigned to the 334th Fighter Squadron.
Macfarlane was lost in action during a Group mission over Belgium in May 1943; his P-47D Thunderbolt, 42-7920, was last seen chasing a Messerschmitt 109 over Ghent. He is buried in Epinal Cemetery, France.
Shot down during an engagement near Ghent, Belgium, last seen following enemy A/C inland. KIA. 21-May-43. MACR 2663.
Awards: PH.
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew...
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down during an engagement near Ghent, Belgium. Pilot Leyland MacFarlane KIA. 21-May-43. MACR 2663.
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Other location
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| Born | San Francisco, CA, USA | 8 September 1919 |
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Son of Gladys Alene [Ayer] Macfarlane McAllister. |
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| Lived in | Portland, Oregon, USA | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Portland, OR, USA | 3 November 1941 |
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Portland, Oregon. |
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| Flight training | 1942 | |
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Trained with RCAF, hence the RAF and USAAC wings worn. |
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| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 January 1943 – 21 May 1943 |
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Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Killed in Action (KIA) | Ghent, Belgium | 21 May 1943 |
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Shot down during an engagement near Ghent, Belgium. KIA. 21-May-43. MACR 2663. |
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| Buried | Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | June 1943 |
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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial |
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| 24 November 2021 10:08:38 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/311039347 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2017 14:28:54 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and events |
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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 March 2016 11:45:56 | Al_Skiff | Changes to surname, middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_ma... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2663 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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