V6844
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UPL 17050
Col. L B Hillsinger leaving his Hurricane at Hendon. He was the first USAAF officer permitted to return to operational flying after losing a limb. Here Col Hillsinger is shown leaving his British 'Hawker Hurricane' at an airfield in Hendon, Middlesex, England 4th May 1943.
Lt Col L B Hillsinger was badly wounded, losing a leg, as an observer onboard the destroyer HMS Berkeley, sunk during the Dieppe Raid on Aug 19, 1942.
NARA Ref# 342-FH-3A12428-79116AC
Lt Col L B Hillsinger was badly wounded, losing a leg, as an observer onboard the destroyer HMS Berkeley, sunk during the Dieppe Raid on Aug 19, 1942.
NARA Ref# 342-FH-3A12428-79116AC
bio corrected not a Eagle Squadron pilot. US Army artillery Observer .
Hawker Hurricane Mk I V6844 flown by VIII Air Force Service Command Pilot, Col L B Hillsinger, Lt Col L.B. Hillsinger was badly wounded as an observer onboard the destroyer HMS Berkeley sunk during the Dieppe Raid on Aug 19, 1942.
The Hurricane is one of 500 manufactured by Gloster Aircraft from late 1939 to 1940.
V6844 was a Mk I and was transferred to USAAC in Oct/42 having previously been with 24 Sqn RAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 61st Troop Carrier Group
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Hendon, London NW4, UK | 9 July 1942 | Taxiing accident RAF Hendon Cat 3 damage (parked aircraft) 9-Jul-42. Hq Sqn, VIII AFSC |
Manufactured |
Brockworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL3, UK | One of 500 manufactured by Gloster Aircraft from late 1939 to 1940. | |
Delivered |
To RAF. | ||
Assigned |
Assigned to 24 Sqn RAF. | ||
Other Transferred to USAAC |
Transferred to USAAC in Oct 42. | ||
Assigned |
Hendon, London NW4, UK | Assigned to HQ Sqn, VIII Air Force Service Command, Pilot, Col L B Hillsinger. |
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