Julian Meade Osborne

Military
media-18697.jpeg UPL 18697 P/O Julian M Osborne 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF former 121 Eagle Sqn spitfire pilot.

Object Number - UPL 18697 - P/O Julian M Osborne 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF former 121 Eagle Sqn spitfire pilot.

Lt. Colonel in the USAF, having served in 121 Eagle Squadron RAF, won several British decorations and was one of General Eisenhower's personal pilots. He was later assigned to Washington as an Assistant Air Attach‚ to Finland serving two years in the Defense Intelligence Agency and later a command pilot with the 1001st Operations Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base until his death.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Nicknames: Makassar
  • Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Norfolk, VA, USA 20 July 1918 Virginia, USA.

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Baled out

Etchingham, Etchingham, East Sussex TN19, UK 19 August 1942 On return from covering the withdrawal from Dippe. Engine caught fire, coaxed Spitfire P8589 back as far as Etchingham in Sussex before baling out between '500ft' to '1000ft'. He landed safely quite close to his aircraft.

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Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 29 September 1942 - 11 November 1942 Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Transferred

11 November 1942 Transferred to 8TH AFSC.

Died

Maryland, USA 5 January 1968 Died in 1968 at age 49 of a heart attack.

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Washington, DC, USA

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Assigned

29 September 1942 Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

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Assistant Air Attachee

Washington, DC, USA Assigned to Washington as an Assistant Air Attachee.

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Defense Intelligence Agency

Finland To Finland serving two years in the Defense Intelligence Agency DIA.

Other

Command pilot USAF

Joint Base Andrews, MD, USA Command pilot with the 1001st Operations Squadron.

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Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3611

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