William Oswald Brite
MilitaryJoined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 334FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing 12-42 Fighter instructor, 27 APR 43 MIA/ FOD .
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 52nd Fighter Group 2nd Photographic Technical Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 October 1942 | Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF, USAAF. |
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Died |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 27 April 1943 | Missing in Action MIA. Details unknown. FOD. |
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Born |
Indiana, USA | Born - 1917 Indiana, USA. | |
| Evansville, IN, USA | Evansville, Indiana | ||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing at both Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands and Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, UK. | ||
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | ||
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfire. | |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | 13 October 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing. Instructor fighters P-40. |
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