Joseph F Davis

Military

Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Munster; crashed near Emmerien on 28 Oct 44 in P-51D 44-14835 Evaded (EVD). MACR 9658.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14835

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron

Missions

691

  • Date: 28 October 1944

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Honington 30 September 1944 - 28 October 1944 Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Baled out EVD

Kassel, Germany 28 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) crashed near Emmerien on 28-Oct-44 in P-51D 44-14835 Evaded (EVD).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9658 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list