8th Air Force
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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Douglas Everett Booth
Military
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1st Lt Douglas E Booth 334th FS, 4th FG, 8Af USAAF.
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Thunderbolt pilots of the 4th Fighter Group in the briefing room at Debden. The 4th Fighter Group flew P-47 Thunderbolts on missions between March 1943 and February 1944. In the centre of the image, looking straight at the camera is James A. Goodson. On the far right of the shot, wearing a garrison cap, is Lieutenant Paul S. Riley. The two men at the front of the shot, sitting on wicker chairs, are, left to right Lieutenant James A Clark and Lieutenant Spiros S Pisanos. The airman in the back row, with his hand on his chin is Second Lieutenant Kenneth D Peterson. Printed caption attached to print: 'P-47 Thunderbolt pilots listen intently as Intelligence Officers brief them before the start of a mission over France.' Others in frame: 1st Lt's Jack L Raphael, Earle W Carlow, Vernon A Boehle, Douglas E Booth, Aubrey Stanhope, Pierce L Wiggin, Frank M Fink, Donald H Ross. Capt's Cecil E Manning, Richard G Braley, Nicholas 'Cowboy' Megura, Robert G 'Digger' Williams and Major's Howard W 'Deacon' Hively, Duane W Beeson.
Joined RAFVR via knight committee, service pilot training in US, Dallas Aviation school,
shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S,
USS Wasp spits to Malta - April 20, 1942 - Operation Calendar, Joined 126 Sqn RAF Defense of Malta, transfer 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF, Transfer 334th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF 25-5-43, Promoted 1st Lt 28-1-43, ETD 12-9-43.
Post war - Had a career in Accounting, Finance Director, City of Sault-Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Service
Units served with
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334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew... -
336th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air... -
No. 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
Aircraft
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41-6587
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47C-5-RE 41-6587 was assigned to the 4FG/334FS at Debden UK. On 3-Nov-43 the aircraft, piloted by 1LT Ivan R. Moon, took off from Halesworth as a more forward location and was despatched with other fighters from 4FG to provide escort to B-17s... -
AD451
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire AD451 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. ...
Associated Place
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Biggin Hill
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces. -
Debden
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...
Events
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| Born | New York, NY, USA | 1 June 1919 |
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Born - 1 June 1919 New York, NY. |
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| Lived in | New York, NY, USA | 1940 |
| Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
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Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve via knight committee. |
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| Service pilot training | Dallas, TX, USA | 1940 |
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Service pilot training in US, Dallas Aviation school. |
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| Shipped overseas | Merseyside, UK | 1940 |
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Shipped overseas to ETO. |
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| Operational training | Great Britain, United Kingdom | 1941 |
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Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. |
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| Assigned | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 1941 |
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Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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| Volunteered for Malta | Midway Palma to Algiers | 20 April 1942 |
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Volunteered to go to Malta. |
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| Joined 126 Sqn RAF | Malta | 21 April 1942 – 28 September 1942 |
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Joined 126 Sqn RAF in the defense of Malta. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 |
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Transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promoted | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 January 1943 |
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Promoted 1st Lt 28-1-43. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 May 1943 |
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Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF 25-5-43. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 12 September 1943 |
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ETD 12-9-43 |
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| Post War Career | Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA | 1945 |
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Had a career in Accounting, Finance Director, City of Sault-Sainte Marie, Michigan. |
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| Died | Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA | 28 July 1989 |
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Died - 28 July 1989 Sault Saint Marie, MI, USA. |
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| Buried | Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, NY 13642, USA | 28 July 1989 |
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Riverside Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 February 2016 10:42:21 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 October 2015 14:10:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 October 2015 13:52:01 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, nickname, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:46 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html |
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