Richard D McMinn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Printed caption attached to print:
'Lt. Col. Chesley G. Peterson D.S.O., D.F.C., U.S. Army Air Force 4th (crossed through with censor's red pencil) Group Britain, who formerly commanded the old Eagle Squadron, seen at an Air Force station somewhere in England with his flight group.'
And '23478. Lt. Col. Chesley G. Peterson (centre) in front of his Spitfire has a talk with his flight group, and they seem very pleased with the raid they are going to carry out. S&G D.M.'
L-R: Bob Boock, Jim Clark, Abe O'Regan, Chesley Peterson, Dick McMinn (in back), Stan Anderson, Oscar Coen. Roger Freeman Collection
Associated James Clarke
Object Number - FRE 2 - Lieutenant Robert Boock, Lieutenant James Clarke, Captain William T O'Regan, Lieutenant-Colonel Chesley G Peterson, Captain Richard McMinn, Captain...
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF,
took part in 4th FG's Spitfires 1st mission after transfer from the RAF [Circus 221].
Captain McMinn was shot down flying P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6204 by an Fw 190 near Ostend on 15 April 1943 - he perished in the crash in the North Sea 20 miles East of Felixstowe.
He and squadron-mate Capt. Stanley Anderson, who was also killed by Fw 190s on this date, were the first combat fatalities suffered by the 4th Fighter Group in the Thunderbolt.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 380th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 April 1943
- Date: 2 October 1942
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, OK 73834, USA | 24 September 1919 | Son of Charles Edward and Dessie [Hoff] McMinn. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 - 15 April 1943 | Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Killed in action |
20 miles off Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK | 15 April 1943 | Captain McMinn was shot down in P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6204 by an Fw 190 near Ostend on 15 April 1943 - he perished in the crash in the North Sea 20 miles East of Felixtowe. Killed in Action. |
| Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined RAFVR | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Underwent service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- ABMC, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 103 includes picture of the plane. ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
www.findagrave.com
http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=116878
EAGLES OF THE RAF - THE WORLD WAR II EAGLE SQUADRONS by Phillip D Caine.
www.findagrave.com
http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=116878
EAGLES OF THE RAF - THE WORLD WAR II EAGLE SQUADRONS by Phillip D Caine.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
