John Michael Bentley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-24131.jpeg UPL 24131 1st Lt John M Bentley 376FS, 361FG, 8AF.

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Object Number - UPL 24131 - 1st Lt John M Bentley 376FS, 361FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Fritzlar A/D mid air collision with P-47 flown by Lt Robert O Comstock shearing off the rear fuselage near the supercharger. Baled out of P-47 42-22756 which crashed near Rhenen. Prisoner Of War (POW). MACR 3896.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-22756

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

42-22784

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Goona Moon
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron 376th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Crashed

Avalon, NJ 08202, USA 13 May 1943 Belly Landing due to Engine Failure Holiday Beach, Avalon, NJ Cat 4 damage 2Lt John M Bentley, 13-May-43. P-47D 42-22332 - 354FS 355FG

Other

Crashed

Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK 28 February 1944 Crashed Belly Landing Bottisham/Sta 374 Cat 3 damage 2Lt John M Bentley, 28-Feb-44. P-47D 42-22784 - 376FS 361FG 8AF

Other

E/A Destroyed

France 6 March 1944 Fw190 destroyed France.

Other

Mid air collision / baled out

Rhenen, Netherlands 15 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Fritzlar A/D mid air collision. Baled out of P-47 42-22756 which crashed near Rhenen. Prisoner Of War (POW). MACR 3896.

Other

Prisoner Of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 15 April 1944 Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.
Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Other

Promoted

Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Bottisham 15 April 1944 Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Comstock
https://www.fold3.com/image/29634108
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-22756
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bentley%2C+John+M
http://361fg.com/376fs.htm

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 24131 - 1st Lt John M Bentley 376FS, 361FG, 8AF.