Simon Kendall Anderson
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. End Of War (EOW).
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: He remained in the Air Force for 22 years, flying every type of aircraft under the sun as a fighter pilot. He downed two MIGs in Korea and despite flying newer models of jets, the F-86 Sabre was his favourite plane. In 1958, with two other pilots and 70 airmen, he was interned in Iraq for several months after a coup d’etat. From February 1966 until the end of the Vietnam Conflict he flew a Pilatus Porter in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos for Air America. Taking a shot in the fuel tank in Laos he landed the Porter, plugged the leak and returned to his home base.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
29 December 1920 | Son of Simon Andreas and Nelle Anderson. | |
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Other Crashed |
Airport Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 13 February 1945 | Landing Accident Peterson Fld CO Cat. BL damage, pilot Lt Simon K Anderson, 13-Feb-45. P-40N 44-7353 1Sqn 268AAFBU 2AF. |
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Other Assigned |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 23 April 1945 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
5 September 2015 | ||
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery Ferndale, Whatcom County, WA | 8 September 2015 | Woodlawn Cemetery Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington |
| Bellingham, Washington | |||
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Other End Of War (EOW) |
Europe |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Anderson%2C+Simo…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181028195/simon-kendall-anderson
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Anderson%2C+Simo…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition