Wayne L Coleman

Military

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 75 x combat missions. Credited 4 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-73042

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sooner Hotshot
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 15 January 1943

Based

Duxford 29 July 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed [3]

Germany 9 September 1944 3 x Fw190's destroyed 9-Sep-44.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK 10 October 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

39576 Stendal, Germany 31 March 1945 Me262 destroyed Stendal 31-Mar-45.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Born

Arizona, USA
Los Angeles County, CA, USA

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK Promoted to Captain.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/91097546-wayne-l-coleman
https://www.fold3.com/image/134119569?terms=Wayne%20L%20Coleman
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_078.php
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/78-coleman-31…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list