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Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S, transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF, transferred to VIII AF Service Command, transferred to 325th FS, 31st TG, IX AF Service Command.
Killed in Action (KIA) C-47A-25-DK #42-93508 crashed on landing at Ramsbury, UK. 22-12-44.
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 27th Air Transport Group
Co Pilot C-47A-25-DK #42-93508 when it crashed after striking trees attempting to land in heavy fog at Ramsbury, Station 469, UK. Killed in Action (KIA). DNB. 22-12-44.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Crew Chief | 27th Air Transport Group
Crew Chief C-47A-25-DK #42-93508 when it crashed after striking trees attempting to land in heavy fog at Ramsbury, Station 469, UK. Killed in Action (KIA). DNB. 22-12-44.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Command
The IX Air Force Service Command performed two functions: supplying the Ninth Air Force, and maintenance and major repair of airplanes and other equipment.
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Command
Group
Squadron
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were...
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BL986 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
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C-47 Skytrain
Crashed after striking trees attempting to land in heavy fog at Ramsbury, Station 469, UK. Pilot, Co Pilot and Crew Chief KIFA, Asst Crew Chief Daniel V.B. Riley and Radio Operator Charles A Kdlak WIA. The airplane was diverting there because it was...
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces.
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...
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| Born | Spokane, WA, USA | 31 May 1918 |
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Born - 31 May 1918 Spokane, Washington, USA. |
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| Lived in | Salem, OR, USA | 1940 |
| Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
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Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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| Service pilot training | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1940 |
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Service pilot training in US. |
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| Shipped overseas | Merseyside, UK | 1941 |
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Shipped overseas to ETO. |
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| Operational training | Great Britain, United Kingdom | 1941 |
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Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. |
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| Assigned | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 1941 – 24 September 1942 |
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Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 24 September 1942 – 11 November 1942 |
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Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | 1943 | |
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Transferred to VIII AF Service Command |
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| Transferred | Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12, UK | 1944 |
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Transferred to 325th FS, 31st TG, IX AF Service Command. |
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| Died | Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, UK | 22 December 1944 |
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Piloting C-47A-25-DK #42-93508 when it crashed after striking trees attempting to land in heavy fog at Ramsbury, Station 469, UK. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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| Buried | Belcrest Memorial Park, 1295 Browning Ave S, Salem, OR 97302, USA | 1945 |
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Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Oregon, USA. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 February 2016 20:54:32 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ta... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 November 2015 18:58:47 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/crashes/c47ramsbury.htmhttp://www.aviationa... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Leslie Veit |
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