Earl H Bond
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. At the start of a mission, two fighters in formation ahead of Lt Bond collided in overcast conditions and crashed. It is probable the midair collision sent debris towards Lt Bond's plane, causing it to crash near Hethel 8-Mar-44. 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Bid
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 29 January 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Westover Air Reserve Base, 57 Patriot Ave, Chicopee, MA 01022, USA | 9 June 1943 | Landing Accident Ground Collision Westover Field, MA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Earl H Bond, 9-Jun-43. P-47B 41-5979 - 321FS 326FG |
Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 12 December 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Died |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | 8 March 1944 | At the start of a mission, two fighters in formation ahead of Lt Bond collided in overcast conditions and crashed. It is probable the midair collision sent debris towards Lt Bond's plane, causing it to crash near Hethel 8-Mar-44. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Buried |
Mertztown, PA 19539, USA | Re-Interred Longswamp Union Cemetery Mertztown Berks County Pennsylvania USA | |
Based |
Bodney | 8 March 1944 | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | Son of Paul William And Lillie May [Reifinger] Bond. |
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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, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces