Gilbert Gary Ross

Military

Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, assigned to 71S, P/O on probation, transferred to 334 FS, promoted 2nd Lt, Take Off Accident RAF Debden, EssexCat 3 damage, Spitfire BL449. 30-12-42, on ferry flight from Warton to Steeple Morden when P47 42-8464 developed propellor problems bailed out low and A/C crashed nearby at Uttoxeter, Staffs 5-9-43, crashed belly landing Langford Lodge/Sta 597, Ireland, Cat 4 damage P-47D 42-74643 87FRS 27FRG 8AF 2-10-43.

Landing accident [Mech Failure] at Furstenfeldbruck AB, Germany, T-33A 49-0882 Cat 1 damage, 23rd FBS 36th FBG 12th AF 7-8-51.



Served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel.



Awards: AM (14OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Butch
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Ole Puss
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 27th Ferrying Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL, USA 31 August 1917 Born - 31 August 1917 Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 15 September 1942 - 10 August 1943 Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 15-9-42 / 10-8-43.

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Crashed Take Off Accident

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 30 December 1942 Take Off Accident RAF Debden, EssexCat 3 damage, Spitfire BL449. 30-12-42.

Other

Bailed out ferry flight

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, UK 5 September 1943 On ferry flight from Warton to Steeple Morden when P47 42-8464 developed propellor problems. Bailed out low and A/C crashed nearby at Uttoxeter, Staffs. 5-9-43.

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Crashed belly landing

2 October 1943 Crashed belly landing Langford Lodge/Sta 597, Ireland, Cat 4 damage P-47D 42-74643 87th FRS 27th FRG 8th AF 2-10-43.

Other

Landing accident in T33 jet

Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 7 August 1951 Landing accident [Mech Failure] at Furstenfeldbruck AB, Germany, T-33A 49-0882 Cat 1 damage, 23rd FBS 36th FBG 12th AF 7-8-51.

Died

Bexar County, TX, USA 1 February 1967 Died - 1 February 1967 Bexar County, Texas, USA.

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX 4 February 1967 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Other

Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Albuquerque, NM, USA Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Other

Transferred

Warton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK Transferred 87th FRS 27th FRG 8th AF USAAF.

Other

Post WWII USAF career

Served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring from the USAF as a Lt Colonel.

Other

Joined RAFVR

Canada Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

Other

Service pilot training

Tulsa, OK, USA Service pilot training in US.

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Shipped overseas

Merseyside, UK Shipped overseas to ETO.

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Operational training

Great Britain, United Kingdom Operational training at OTU. Conversion onto Hurricane and Spitfires.

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Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 14 September 1942 Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, P/O on probation.

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list