John Joseph Mooney

Military

media-18691.jpeg UPL 18691 P/O later Flight Lieutenant John J Mooney member of 121 Eagle Squadron RAF, shown after downing his first enemy plane. Mooney was killed in action June 16th, 1942 at the age of 21.

Object Number - UPL 18691 - P/O later Flight Lieutenant John J Mooney member of 121 Eagle Squadron RAF, shown after downing his first enemy plane. Mooney was killed in action...

Joined RCAF, service pilot training, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training, assigned to

121S Fl/Sgt, commissioned P/O, promoted Fl/Lt, 8-8-41 Shared probable Ju88, 23-3-42 Destroyed Fw190, 9-6-42 Destroyed 2 x Fw190, m

Missing on fighter sweep [Rhubarb] nr Ostend in Spitfire Mk Vb W3841 16-6-42 Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

W3841

Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other E/A probable		8 August 1941	Shared probable Ju88.
Other E/A destroyed		23 March 1942	Destroyed Fw190.
Other E/A's destroyed		9 June 1942	Destroyed 2 x Fw190.
Died	Ostend, Belgium	16 June 1942	Missing on fighter sweep [Rhubarb] nr Ostend in Spitfire Mk Vb W3841 16-6-42 Killed in Action (KIA).
Buried	Dunkirk, France		Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France.
	New York, NY, USA
Born	Uniondale, NY, USA		Born in Uniondale, Hemstead, New York, USA. Son of Thomas and Agnes Mooney.
Other Joined RCAF	Canada		Joined Royal Canadian Air Force.
Other Service pilot training	Canada		Service pilot training.
Other Shipped overseas	Merseyside, UK		Shipped overseas to ETO.
Other Operational training	Great Britain, United Kingdom		Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires.
Other Assigned	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	16 June 1942	Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF initially as Fl/Sgt. Commissioned P/O in short time. Promoted to Fl/Lt.