Francis Sanford Brewster

Military
media-48298.jpeg UPL 48298 1LT Francis Sandford "Sandy" Brewster
Pilot
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF

http://www.416th.com/PhotoCollections/PhotoCollections.html

Object Number - UPL 48298 - 1LT Francis Sandford "Sandy" Brewster Pilot 416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-39215

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-22501

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group 416th Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron

43-22508

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wynnewood, PA 25 July 1919
Manhasset, NY 16 October 1940 Worked for Folsom Arms Company

Enlisted

New York, NY 16 March 1942

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Eusenkirchen, Germany 2 February 1945

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Stod, Czech Republic 1 May 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_12_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=3524837…

Francis Sanford Brewster: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 48298 - 1LT Francis Sandford "Sandy" Brewster Pilot 416th...