John S Blyth
Military31 October 1943 in F-5A 212322 forced to return to base due to equipment problems and haze. Attempting to land at RAF Thame, did not stop in time and had accident.
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE: Spitfire 944 - US Spitfire Pilot Lt Col John S. Blyth DFC recounts exploits: -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttJHXYiKCYk
Spitfire 944 is a short documentary in which the 83-year-old World War II pilot John S. Blyth views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash-landing for the first time, 61 years after the event:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitfire_944
Operation CROSSBOW:- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1998291/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
Some of his Hi-Res Recon photographs:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24554019@N06/sets/72157623404746901
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 June 1922 | ||
Died |
27 September 2016 |
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Information from John Bayer, LT, USN (Retired), Virginia Beach, VA USA
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 351 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia