William H Ayer

Military
media-20798.jpeg UPL 20798 1st Lt William H Ayer 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Correction to last name in caption

Object Number - UPL 20798 - 1st Lt William H Ayer 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF. Aircraft P-51 44-13375 struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MACR 14126.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Penny III Man O War
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Massachusetts, USA 1 July 1924

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 17 November 1944 - 16 April 1945 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF.

Other

Promoted

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 April 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 16 April 1945 Prisoner of War .

Other

Shot down

Prague 19, 197 00 Prague-Prague 19, Czech Republic 16 April 1945 Aircraft struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MACR 14126.

Died

Copake, NY, USA 13 December 2000
Egypt, Scituate, MA 02066, USA

Revisions

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Contributorapollo11
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Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14126 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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