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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Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF
Shot down by fighters on 28 Jul 43 in P-47 41-6238 near Gouda, Holland. Ayres was injured and taken to hospital. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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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...
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
P-47 Thunderbolt
Crash landing due to Engine Failure at Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage Pilot Lt Aubrey C Stanhope, 4-3-43.
Shot down by fighters and crashed on 28 Jul 43 near Gouda, Holland. Pilot Lt Henry L Ayres POW.
28 July 1943
A combined force of 123 P-47s from: 4FG; 56FG; and 78FG are despathed to escort the VIII Bomber Command mission #78 against Kassel and Oschersleben, Germany. The escort encounters approximately 45 German fighters attacking the bomber stream. These P...
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.
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...
Other location
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Indianapolis, IN, USA | 19 January 1920 |
19 January 1920 |
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Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 1941 – 9 October 1942 |
Assigned to 133 Sqn RAF. |
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Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 October 1942 – 28 July 1943 |
Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Promoted | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | April 1943 |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Shot down | Gouda, Netherlands | 28 July 1943 |
Shot down by fighters on 28 Jul 43 in P-47 41-6238 near Gouda, Holland. |
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Prisoner of War (POW). | Stalag Luft III Żagań, Poland | 28 July 1943 – May 1945 |
Died | San Diego, CA, USA | 24 December 1971 |
Died - 24 December 1971 San Diego, CA |
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06 March 2019 12:50:24 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to service number, biography and events |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
10 November 2015 17:41:12 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_ay... |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
06 November 2015 16:05:19 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_ay... |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:12:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR, Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 203 |