Richard A Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Training (KIT) whilst flying P-51B 43-6987 in crash at Horham 13-Jan-45.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Satan
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Mitchell Field, Garden City, NY 11530, USA 28 January 1943 Mitchell Field Hempstead Long Island New York

Other

Assigned

Leiston IP16, UK 16 December 1944 - 13 January 1945 Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Killed in Training (KIT)

Horham, Eye IP21, UK 13 January 1945 Killed in Training (KIT) whilst flying P-51B 43-6987 in crash at Horham 13-Jan-45.
Nassau County, NY, USA

Born

New York, NY, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucyd
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/honour.php
http://www.cebudanderson.com/357thkia.htm

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list