Richard A Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Satan
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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Sources
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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