Military
A memorial to the four** No 133 Sqn pilots who lost their lives' on the Isle of Man was dedicated at Maughold church yard on the east coast of the island. ** Andy Mamedoff, William White, Roy N Stout, and Hugh McCall.
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S member of B flight.
'En Route to Eglinton, while letting down in bad weather to refuel on the Isle of Man, a portion of "B" Flight hit a mountain and all were killed**.' Killed In Action KIA. 8-10-41.
** Andy Mamedoff, William White, Roy N Stout[Z3253], and Hugh McCall[Z3677].
Military | Flight Lieutenant | Pilot
Mamedoff was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1911. He grew up in Thompson, Connecticut, and attended Bryant College in the early 1930s. He had learned to fly in the USA and even had his own plane with which he performed at airshows. He and Eugene Tobin had...
Military | Pilot Officer | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S member of B flight.
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Military | Pilot Officer | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S member of B flight.
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Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
Hurricane
Crashed Isle of Man.
'En Route to Eglinton, while letting down in bad weather to refuel on the Isle of Man, a portion of "B" Flight hit a mountain and all four were killed.' Pilot P/O Hugh H McCall KIA. 8-10-41.
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces.
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1940-41, Eighth Air Force lodger units moved in in 1942. The 52nd Fighter Group and 82nd Fighter Group used the airfield, before the Royal Navy moved in and occupied the base until 1959. Partly closed, it was still used by the...
Other location
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| Born | South Pasadena, CA, USA | 1917 |
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Son of Harrison Hugh and Jane Lotta McCall, of South Pasadena, California, USA. |
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| Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
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Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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| Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 1941 – 8 October 1941 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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| Died | Isle of Man | 8 October 1941 |
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'En Route to Eglinton, while letting down in bad weather to refuel on the Isle of Man, a portion of "B" Flight hit a mountain and was killed.' Killed In Action [KIA]. Hurricane Z3677. |
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| Buried | 1945 | |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2015 12:39:42 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine. |
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