Willis B Taylor
Military
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Object Number - UPL 29085 - Capt Willis Taylor 20th FG
Flight leader 55th FS 20th FG 262 combat hours (on second tour)
3 air kills (ME-109s) plus 2 kills strafing (1 DO-24 + 1 4 engine flying boat).
Went down due to engine failure on Oct 19, 1944 near Boppard, Germany. MACR #9496.
Held at Stalag Luft III then at Stalag XIII-D.
P-51D s/n 44-13892 KI"X "Idiot's Delight".
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 13C
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Noromis, Florida | 8 June 1920 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9496 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, mother, King's Cliffe documents, MACR 9496
