Samuel F Anderson
Military
Object Number - UPL 22754 - 1st Lt Samuel F Anderson 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. On his second mission, Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Lonnewitz, engine failed, A/C P-51D 'Mah Ideel' 44-13818 abandoned Limberg, Germany 2-Mar-45 pilot 1st Lt Samuel F Anderson POW. MACR 12873.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mah Ideel
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Assigned |
23 February 1945 - 2 March 1945 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
85368 Moosburg, Germany | 2 March 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa. |
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Other Baled out |
Limberg, 32361 Preußisch Oldendorf, Germany | 2 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Lonnewitz, engine failed, A/C P-51D 'Mah Ideel' 44-13818 abandoned Limberg, Germany 2-Mar-45 pilot 1st Lt Samuel F Anderson POW. MACR 12873. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12873 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
