John B Rose Jr

Military
Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth, which Duncan had just crash-landed into the field. 1943-1944. media-377055.jpg FRE 357 Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth DE745 'Dorothy', which Duncan had just crash-landed into the field. 1943-1944.

This is one of a series of photos taken before the above mentioned accident on 7th September 1943 at Westleton, Suffolk. Major Duncan, with Lt. Rose as passenger, landed at the crash landing of a 351st Fighter Squadron P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Lt. Vernon A. Leatherman (a/c YJ-N 41-6585). On attempting to take off and return to Metfield, Major Duncan hit a hedge and flipped the Tiger Moth onto its back. Major Duncan and Lt. Rose were unhurt Roger Freeman Collection

353rd FG Records
Graham Cross, Jonah's Feet Are Dry (Ipswich, 2001), p. 409-10.

Object Number - FRE 357 - Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth DE745...

Assigned to HQ, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-26416

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Captain James Cope, Flight Surgeon of the 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, at the crash site of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in England. 1943-1945.

T1203

  • Aircraft Type: Oxford
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group

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Events

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Metfield, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Jonah's Feet Are Dry Pg 631 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

John B Rose: Gallery (2 items)

Captain James Cope, Flight Surgeon of the 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, at the crash site of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in England. 1943-1945.

Object number: FRE 349 - Captain James Cope, Flight Surgeon of the 352nd...

Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth, which Duncan had just crash-landed into the field. 1943-1944.

Object number: FRE 357 - Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr...