William M Beecher
Military
Object Number - UPL 23978 - Lt. William M Beecher [ Brooklyn NY ], 505th Fighter Squadron. No known assigned A/C. Lt. Beecher joined the squadron on 13 February 1945 and was...
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF 12-Feb-45 and was killed in action just seven days later on 20-Feb-45. Flying P-51B 42-106936 6N-X 'Tar Heel' he crashed near Valenciennes, France possibly as a result of vertigo. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Tar Heel
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Helen of Troy 2nd
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron 487th Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Miami, FL, USA | 26 February 1943 | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 12 February 1945 - 20 February 1945 | |
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Other Crashed |
Melbourne, Derby DE73, UK | 12 February 1945 | Mid Air Collision Melbourne, ENG Cat 4 damage 2Lt William M Beecher, 12-Feb-45. P-51B5 43-6439W - 505FS 339FG 8AF |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
59300 Valenciennes, France | 20 February 1945 | Flying P-51B 42-106936 6N-X 'Tar Heel' he crashed near Valenciennes, France possibly as a result of vertigo. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Born |
New York County, NY, USA | ||
| Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
