My wife Marcia's uncle was a P47 pilot in WW2, KIA April, 1945
Her aunt recently forwarded me his pilot training records, mostly complete.
Interesting read, sorry no biplanes....
Student pilot, 306th AAFBFS, Ballings, Texas Ending July 2, 1943
Total hours in PT19 A&B- 65.13 ; solo - 35.15 (5 hours instrument)
Aviation Cadet, Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas 2 Aug. 1943- 30 Sept. 1943
BT13A- 78.45 total hours ; 43.55 hours solo; (14.20 inst. + 10.00 Inst. trainer)
Total hours to date-143.58
Student pilot, Advanced Flying school, Aloe AAF, Victoria, Texas 4 Oct. 1943- Dec. 1943
AT6D-83 hours ; 68 hours solo (11 inst. + 10 inst. trainer)
P40- 6.08 hours (solo) (6 landings)
Total hours to date-234.08
Pilot 12/5/434 , 407 FBG, Galveston AAB, Texas
P47D 17.10 hours (Feb. 44)
P47D 37.30 hours (Mar. 44)
BC-1 1.00 hours( Mar.44 Instrument)
P47D 31.15 hours (April 44)
RP47B 3.00 hours(April 44)
BT-13B 1.00 Inst.(April 44)
2.30 hours Link
To date total 325.25 hours
3 June 44 arrived overseas. 495th FTG, AAF Station 342, APO #639
He received a total of 16 hours training with 2.3 hours between 10-20,000 ft. and 3 hours above 20,000 ft. including transition and sector recon. Instrument. Formation. Navigation, Aerobatics. Tactical formation above 20,000'. Camera Gunnery. Low altitude bombing and strafing.
Plus 85 hours of ground training in 40 topics-(extensive/intensive IMO)
12 June 44 Cert. of Dinghy Drill-British K-Type, one man parachute life raft training.
2nd Lt. Fisher was assigned to the 404 Fighter Sq. I have only two monthly combat records.
1. July 1944
Day mission time credit remarks
5 dive bomb 1:35 2 DENGE
7 " 1:00 2
9 " 1:55 2 Near LE MANS
12 " 1:50 2
15 " 1:45 2 CHERIEY
16 " 2:00 2 ANDRE-VILLERS
23 " :55 2
23 " 1:15 2
26 " 1:20
29 armed recon . 2:05 2 CHARTRES
30 " 1:15 2 N. of VIRE
(Quite a bit of flying?)
2. April 1945
1 April 3:35 hours (1 landing)
4 April 4.10 hours (1 landing)
6 April 2:00 hours (1 landing)
" Note: MIA- 7 April 1945"
There is a picture of CAPT. Walter K. Fisher on his certified April 1945 mission record with the following note:
Over 110(117) missions flown, only required to fly 75, all others were voluntary.
Total student pilot time, 234:10
Total first pilot time, 324:45 (solo or PIC)
Total Pilot time. 560:25
Captain Fisher was MIA 7 April 1945. Changed to KIA one year and one day later. He was either shot down or had a midair w/German? near Gross Lengden, Germany.
A letter addressed to his mother dated June 1947 said in part,
The official report discloses that the remains of your son were originally interned in the civilian Cemetery, Gross-Lengden, Germany but were later disinterred and moved to plot J, Row 8, Grave 189 in the United States Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz, located nine miles southwest of Liege, Belgium.
I recall several letters concerning his remains. I believe they are in Belgium but his family had the option of bringing them home. They had a service, casket, stone etc. in Delaware, Ohio. His sister who sent me these records checked the Belgium Cemetery web site and he is not listed so I asked her to call the cemetery in Ohio......maybe they know for sure?
May he RIP
Jack
Her aunt recently forwarded me his pilot training records, mostly complete.
Interesting read, sorry no biplanes....
Student pilot, 306th AAFBFS, Ballings, Texas Ending July 2, 1943
Total hours in PT19 A&B- 65.13 ; solo - 35.15 (5 hours instrument)
Aviation Cadet, Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas 2 Aug. 1943- 30 Sept. 1943
BT13A- 78.45 total hours ; 43.55 hours solo; (14.20 inst. + 10.00 Inst. trainer)
Total hours to date-143.58
Student pilot, Advanced Flying school, Aloe AAF, Victoria, Texas 4 Oct. 1943- Dec. 1943
AT6D-83 hours ; 68 hours solo (11 inst. + 10 inst. trainer)
P40- 6.08 hours (solo) (6 landings)
Total hours to date-234.08
Pilot 12/5/434 , 407 FBG, Galveston AAB, Texas
P47D 17.10 hours (Feb. 44)
P47D 37.30 hours (Mar. 44)
BC-1 1.00 hours( Mar.44 Instrument)
P47D 31.15 hours (April 44)
RP47B 3.00 hours(April 44)
BT-13B 1.00 Inst.(April 44)
2.30 hours Link
To date total 325.25 hours
3 June 44 arrived overseas. 495th FTG, AAF Station 342, APO #639
He received a total of 16 hours training with 2.3 hours between 10-20,000 ft. and 3 hours above 20,000 ft. including transition and sector recon. Instrument. Formation. Navigation, Aerobatics. Tactical formation above 20,000'. Camera Gunnery. Low altitude bombing and strafing.
Plus 85 hours of ground training in 40 topics-(extensive/intensive IMO)
12 June 44 Cert. of Dinghy Drill-British K-Type, one man parachute life raft training.
2nd Lt. Fisher was assigned to the 404 Fighter Sq. I have only two monthly combat records.
1. July 1944
Day mission time credit remarks
5 dive bomb 1:35 2 DENGE
7 " 1:00 2
9 " 1:55 2 Near LE MANS
12 " 1:50 2
15 " 1:45 2 CHERIEY
16 " 2:00 2 ANDRE-VILLERS
23 " :55 2
23 " 1:15 2
26 " 1:20
29 armed recon . 2:05 2 CHARTRES
30 " 1:15 2 N. of VIRE
(Quite a bit of flying?)
2. April 1945
1 April 3:35 hours (1 landing)
4 April 4.10 hours (1 landing)
6 April 2:00 hours (1 landing)
" Note: MIA- 7 April 1945"
There is a picture of CAPT. Walter K. Fisher on his certified April 1945 mission record with the following note:
Over 110(117) missions flown, only required to fly 75, all others were voluntary.
Total student pilot time, 234:10
Total first pilot time, 324:45 (solo or PIC)
Total Pilot time. 560:25
Captain Fisher was MIA 7 April 1945. Changed to KIA one year and one day later. He was either shot down or had a midair w/German? near Gross Lengden, Germany.
A letter addressed to his mother dated June 1947 said in part,
The official report discloses that the remains of your son were originally interned in the civilian Cemetery, Gross-Lengden, Germany but were later disinterred and moved to plot J, Row 8, Grave 189 in the United States Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz, located nine miles southwest of Liege, Belgium.
I recall several letters concerning his remains. I believe they are in Belgium but his family had the option of bringing them home. They had a service, casket, stone etc. in Delaware, Ohio. His sister who sent me these records checked the Belgium Cemetery web site and he is not listed so I asked her to call the cemetery in Ohio......maybe they know for sure?
May he RIP
Jack
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