Gilbert Gary Ross
MilitaryJoined 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
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
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: BAD-2
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 31 August 1917 | Born - 31 August 1917 Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
Other 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. |
Other 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. |
Other 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. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion onto Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 September 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, P/O on probation. |
Revisions
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