William Bristow

Military

Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: DFC (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-68101

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron

44-13825

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Nita
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Honington 16 April 1944 Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 20 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant

Other

Crashed

Yucca, AZ 86438, USA 2 May 1945 Take Off Accident due to Mechanical Failure Yucca Sub Base, AZ Cat 3 damage Lt William E Bristow, 2-May-45. RP-63C 43-10977 - 3018BU.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Promoted to Captain.
Richmond, VA, USA

Enlisted

Richmond International Airport, 1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Dr, Richmond, VA 23250, USA Richmond AAF.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/

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GENERAL ORDER # 495, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 5 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams.

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bristow%2C+Willi…

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list