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Burt C Wyman of the 4th Fighter Group
![Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of the shot.
Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp].](http://americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/freeman/media-377283.jpg?itok=_sHa27gp)
Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of the shot. Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp].
Burt C Wyman riding a donkey while visiting Cap-Haitien, Haiti, photo taken by Albert Williamson
Grave marker of Burt C Wyman, 4th Fighter Group at Epinal American Cemetery, France.
First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group .
First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group . His purple heart certificate.
The medals of First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group .
First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Gold Star Citation.
First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Watch.
Crash site of P-47D 42-75119 near Fumay, France. First Lieutenant Burt Christie Wyman, Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group died in the crash.
Wyman was killed in action on 29-Jan-44 when his P-47 42-75119 was shot down by enemy fighters.
Burt's Nephew Chris remembers hearing about his Uncle from his family:
'As I grew up we always had a picture frame with my father’s brother’s photograph and his service wings and medals from World War II. It had been hung in our basement family room. We knew that my Uncle Burt was shot down by German fighter planes on my father Robert’s 19th birthday on January 29, 1944. It was apparently his 48th mission and he would have come home after two more. At the time my father was already enlisted in the Navy as an aviation machinist mate. I believe that my uncle’s loss prevented my father from also serving overseas, which may in turn have resulted in my being born nearly six years later.'
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator; Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Albert Williamson, known as "Willie" attended Dwight Morrow High School with his best friend Burt Wyman. After graduating in August 1941 they worked as bus boys on the cruise ship MS Kungsholm (1928 - 1941) of the Swedish American line. They went on...
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were...
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by enemy fighters Fumay, France. Not seen to go down. Pilot Lt Burt C Wyman KIA. 29-Jan-44. MACR 2116.
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. 9-43. Forced Landing Engine Failure Cat 4 damage, pilot Clemens A Fiedler, Debden/Sta 356. 2-9-43. ROS, Assigned 551FTS, 495FTG, 8th AF. 9-44, Mid Air Collision with Thunderbolt 42-74640 Cat 5, pilot 2nd Lt John D...
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Crash site
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New Jersey, USA | 1922 |
| Lived in | Englewood, New Jersey, USA | 1940 |
| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 18 August 1943 – 29 January 1944 |
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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 08170 Haybes, France | 29 January 1944 |
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Shot down in P-47D 42-75119 by enemy fighters near Fumay, France. Not seen to go down KIA. 29-Jan-44. MACR 2116. |
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| Buried | Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | 1946 |
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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 18 March 2021 21:54:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname, biography, events and unit associations |
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| 29 August 2018 09:14:07 | Emily | Changes to biography |
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Information provided by Chris Wyman, Nephew |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 September 2017 08:49:33 | Lucy May | Changes to firstname |
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Restored 'Burt' as first name, as per the information provided by Wyman's nephew, Chris: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 September 2017 19:11:11 | fugari | Changes to firstname, nickname, role, biography and awards |
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JCook Photo Collection & Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 September 2017 15:03:20 | Lucy May | Changes to firstname, highest rank and events |
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Correspondence with Wyman's nephew, Chris: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 April 2016 13:29:29 | Al_Skiff | Changes to highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=2116&Submit=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:52 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2116 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html |
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