Ernest Edward Bankey Jr
MilitaryNARA Ref 342-FH-3A12352-71777AC
Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD#1. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
An Ace in a day, he was finally credited 10.5 kills[air], 1 x probable, 5 ground kills, also 44 trains destroyed.
ETD#2.
"This is Sunkist Two. I've got 50 Jerries cornered over Bonn. Will share same with any P-51s in the vicinity. See me at smokestack level. Over and out."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 20 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Wilberforce, OH, USA | 1 April 1941 | Wilberforce, Ohio |
Other Transferred |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 30 April 1944 | Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Honington | 17 December 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Bonn, Germany | 27 December 1944 | Destroyed 5.5 Fw190's becoming an ace in one day. |
Based |
Honington | 5 February 1945 - 21 July 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 21 May 1945 | Promoted to Major. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
England, UK | 21 July 1945 | |
Died |
Ventura County, CA, USA | 10 June 2009 | |
Buried |
Conejo Mountain Memorial Park Camarillo Ventura County CA | 15 June 2009 | Conejo Mountain Memorial Park Camarillo Ventura County California, USA. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
England, UK | ||
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Toledo, OH, USA | |||
Based |
Honington | 30 April 1944 | Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Honington | 5 February 1945 | Transferred to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force