10th Air Depot Group
Group
Constituted as 10th Air Depot Group, 30 Dec 1941 Activated, 5 Jan 1942, Redesignated 10th Air Depot, 1 Jun 1946 Inactivated, 17 Oct 1948.
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Philo M Burney
Military
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Transferred to 10th Air Depot Group.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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334th Fighter Squadron
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...
Aircraft
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44-73155 "My Achin' Back"
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. ... -
44-73155 Ole VI
P-51 Mustang
Associated Place
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Chilbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned as a grass airfield Relief Landing Ground for RAF Middle Wallop, Chilbolton was used as a fighter and Army Co-operation base during 1940-42. Enlarged and upgraded with a tarmac-surface hard perimeter track, some double blast pens and other... -
Debden
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Dallas County, TX, USA | 11 May 1923 |
| Enlisted | Dallas, TX, USA | 28 September 1942 |
| Based | Debden | 24 January 1945 – 15 September 1945 |
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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Chilbolton, Stockbridge SO20, UK | 15 September 1945 |
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Transferred to 10th Air Depot Group. |
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| Died | San Antonio, TX, USA | 2 July 1972 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 August 2017 19:08:22 | Al_Skiff | Changes to firstname, service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84860226_philo_m%20burney/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:21:27 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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