Newton Anderson
MilitaryOne of the first named members of 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF when the new unit was announced to the British press, though he was probably in training at this point.
On 71 Sqn's first operational mission with the Spitfire Mk IIa on 17th Aug 1941
Mentioned in dispatches. Transferred to command 222 Sqn RAF.
Shot down over France commanding 222 Sqn RAF 29-6-42 Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
France | 26 September 1942 | Shot down over France commanding 222 Sqn RAF 29-6-42 Killed in Action (KIA). |
Born |
Born 1910, Son of James McCullock Anderson and Alma Anderson. | ||
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF. | |
Other Transferred |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Rd, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | Transferred to command 222 Sqn RAF. | |
Buried |
Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Cooper's Hill Ln, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0LB, UK | Runnymede Memorial Englefield Green,Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. | |
Other Shipped Overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped Overseas to ETO. |
Revisions
Eagles of the RAF - The WWII Eagle squadrons by Phillip D Caine
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1082791/ANDERSON,%20NEWTON
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Anderson&GSfn=New…;
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia