Willard W Royer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

In the vicinity of Dummer Lake, Germany F/0 Royer's aircraft was attacked by a ME 262 on 4 November 1944. It was hit by 20mm fire. When last seen it had left the formation but was apparently under control. Killed in Action (KIA) Plane was P-51 "Georgia's Best".

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (PI-M_) of the 356th Fighter Group with B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn. Image by Armando J Sinibaldo, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '226289 PI-M, Bassingbourn.'

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  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Georgia's Best
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 4 November 1944

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;

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356th FG Assoc data./MACR 10242 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia