John Wesley Fisher Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURUS Official photo, shared across from 388th Bomb Group Association website:
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-FIS03…
John Fisher flew as part of the Aphrodite Project. On 4 August 1944, his B-17 42-39835 blew apart over Watling Wood, England. Fisher was in the drone aircraft and twice Lt Fisher re-engaged the autopilot controls. He managed to push Sgt Elmer Most, his AFCE man, out of the drone when his chute caught in the hatch.
On the third attempt to gain level flight and successful remote control, the aircraft went into a spin that stopped Fisher from being able to bale out. His name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12034363
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombsight Mechanic
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wantta Spar
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 510th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Sudbourne Park, Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB, Sudbourne, Woodbridge IP12 2AJ, UK | 4 August 1944 | |
Born |
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Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118, 181