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Nathaniel H Blanton 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38 ETO
Commander August 1943 November 14, 1943

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Nathaniel H Blanton 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron. P-38 ETO
Commander August 1943 November 14, 1943

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Assigned to 24th PG in Philippines evacuated to Australia. Went to Java with the 17th PS and then 7th FS 49thFG in Australia and New Guinea completed tour and was credited with downing 4 Japanese Zeros.
On his 2nd tour he deployed to the European Theatre of Operations and was assigned to 79th FS, 20th FG. Gave up command of the 79th FS due to combat fatigue. Transferred to 554FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Flew LT-6G Texan FACs in Korea 1951-52.
Lt Col USAFR retired
 
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Spitfire 1 N3249 Delivered 27 MU 29.12.39; 92 Sqn (GR-P, QJ-P) 20.3.40; Crashlanded at Pembury due to mist after night flight from Bibury 31.8.40. 1 CRU 4/9/40; 9 MU 26.10.40; 602 Sqn 10.11.40; 610 Sqn 14.12.40, Shot down near Wizernes by Bf 109 ( Walter Oesau ) of 1/JG3, 5.2.4 ( Sgt Herbert David Denchfield POW) 05-02-1941 Wednesday

5.2.41/ 14:05
Spitfire I ("Hurricane")
Desvres @ 2500m


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Aircraft lost on Allied Force's Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour
(still under construction - last amended 22.8.2015)
Date
Aircraft Type &
Serial
Unit Crew Location Cause Sources /
References
Listing compiled by Roy Tebbutt of the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum, Harrington, UK. email [email protected] Page 110
14/15.8.43 Halifax Mk II JD180 NF-O 138 Sqdn RAF

S/L F.C. Griffiths AFC - Pilot - wounded - evader
F/O Sydney John Congdon DFM, RAFVR -
Navigator - killed
Sgt Frederick Ronald Davies RAF - Flight
Engineer - killed
F/O Roderick Alexander MacKenzie RAFVR -
Air Bomber - killed
Sgt John Maden RAFVR - Gunner / dispatcher
- shot by Italians 15.8.43
P/O Robert William Peters DFM, RAFVR -
Wireless Op / Gunner - killed
F/Sgt Francis Pollard RAFVR - Gunner - killed
F/O Congdon & F/Sgt Pollard are buried at
Meythet Communal Cemetery, France
Sgt Davies, F/O MacKenzie, Sgt Maden & P/O
Peters are buried at St Germain-Au-Mont-D'Or
Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Commemorative plaque unveiled in 1986,
Monument unveiled 1994
Meythet (Haute-Savoie) France

Airborne 21:40 14 Aug 43 14-08-1943 Saturday from Tempsford on Operation PIMENTO 12, near Charvonnex, France.After
successfully dropping containers and packages the aircraft crash-landed 0115 hrs due to a technical malfunction causing multiple engine failure, colliding with two houses at
Meythet (Faute-Savoie), 1 km NW of Annecy killing 5 civilians on the ground as well as 5 of the crew. http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/...-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf

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Willi Kurvers Kürvers NJG 24 - 25 Maz 1944 24-05-1944 Ludinghausen Wednesday Big Week

Ju 88 A-4, 1232, D9+LH, 1/NJG 7. Shot down by Flak 0006 hrs Gefr Wilhelm Kürvers & Gefr Gerhard Henning killed; 2 more crew unwounded Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum - View Single Post - 1./Nachtjagdgeschwadre 7

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Jimmy Steward 19-07-1943 Sunday wedding

JOHN SWOPE, son of Gerard Swope of New York, and DOROTHY McGUIRE actress, pictured with their attendants at their wedding yesterday at Hollywood; CAPT. JAMES STEWART (left), former movie actor, who was best man, and FRANCES STARR (right), actress,

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