James F Casey
Military
Object Number - UPL 37827 - First Lieutenant James F. Casey , 78th Fighter Group, 84th Fighter Squadron
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rennes in P-47 42-26149 having dropped his bombs, formation bounced by Me109s crashed near La Ferte Mace 10-Jun-44 Prisoner of War (POW), MACR 5579.
Awards: DFC (2 OLC), AM (4 OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Joker
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 350th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 67th Observation Group Headquarters Squadron (495th Bomb Group) 109th Observation Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
9 September 1942 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Napier Field, Dothan, AL Cat 3 damage 2Lt James F Casey, 9-Sep-42.AT-6A 41-16936 - 432SchSq | |
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Other Crashed |
11 March 1943 | Landing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt James F Casey, 11-Mar-43.8AF. | |
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Based |
2 August 1943 - 10 June 1944 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rennes in P-47 #42-26149 having dropped his bombs, formation bounced by Me109s crashed near La Ferte Mace 10-Jun-44 Prisoner of War (POW), MACR 5579. | |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
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Born |
Revisions
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5579 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
