John S Hascall
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn 26-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67016, 20FG/77FS he was despatched as a spare and joing P-38s from 55FG in a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. His aircraft was attacked by German fighters over Wanneperveen, Holland. He was able to bale out into a lake at Belt en Schutsloot, Holland but he could not release his parachute and was dragged in the lake and drowned. 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
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
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Buried |
Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot H, Row 8, Grave 9. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Schutsloot, Belt-Schutsloot, Netherlands | 29 November 1943 | Aircraft was attacked by German fighters over Wanneperveen, Holland. He baled out into a lake at Belt en Schutsloot, Holland and he was dragged by his parachute and drowned. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event per MACR 1424; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1424 / MACR 1424, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 1 p. 392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list