Peter G Lehman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 20763 - 1st Lt Peter Lehman 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF poses in front of the tail of P-47D 42-7933.
Son of the governor of New York City. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Crashed during a training excercise near Littlebury, Essex on 31 Mar 1944 in P-51B #43-6844. KIFA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 17 January 1917 | Born 17-Jan-17. Son of Herbert H and Edith L Lehman. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 August 1943 - 31 March 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 November 1943 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 31 March 1944 | Up on a local flight to practice dogfighting, his aircraft was seen to flip on its back and go straight into the deck. Crashed 2 miles west of Littlebury, England. KIFA. |
| New York State | Son of the governor of New York City. | ||
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. |
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
![Senator Herbert Lehman and Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group examine a P-47 Thunderbolt. Not To Be Published 25 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Herbert Lehman of New York, Director of the Office of Foreign Releif[sic] and Rehabilitaion, former Governor, recently went to an airport, somewhere in Egnland, to meet his son Flight Officer Peter Lehman who flew to this country. On the drone, he met U.S. Pilots who fly the new U.S. fighters, the Thunderbolt P-47, and he inspected the planes.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-401239.jpg.webp?itok=7VDeQrsO)
![Senator Herbert Lehman examines the guns of a P-47 Thunderbolt with Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], Not to be Published 25 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '260251.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Herbert Lehman of New York, Director of the Office of Foreign Releif[sic] and Rehabilitaion, former Governor, recently went to an airport, somewhere in Egnland, to meet his son Flight Officer Peter Lehman who flew to this country. On the drone](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456707.jpg.webp?itok=FsJKpXXx)
