Jones, J T (Flight Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1943-August-26
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Service
RAF
Unit
14 (AS) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise
Base
RAF Protville, Tunisia
Rank
Flight Sergeant
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Crew or Other Personnel
Marauder FK373
Mission
Marauder Mk. la FK373
Reconnaissance 1943-August-26 to 1943-August-26
14 (AS) Sqn (RAF) RAF Protville, Tunisia
14 Squadron RAF (I spread my wings and keep my promise) RAF Protville, Tunisia. B-26 Marauder 1a FK 373 S was reported shot down by a Ju52 transport aircraft while on a reconnaissance flight west of the Strait Bonifacio, between the islands of Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy. There is also a claim by Oblt Franz Schiess of 8/JG53 for a Marauder shot down on this date in the same area. The bomber crashed near Livorno, Italy with one crew member killed
Sergeant A Phethean (RAFVR) was killed in action. Sergeant Phethean has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Flight Lieutenant EL Archer (RCAF), Flight Sergeant JT Jones (RAF), Flying Officer JF Kennedy (RAF), Flight Sergeant GA Lindschau (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant AR Smith (RAF) survived and all were taken as Prisoners of War
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Asisbiz USAAF serial no 41-7413 Martin B-26A-1-MA Marauder
Marauder FK373 Mk. la - Reconnaissance - 1943-08-26 to 1943-08-26
Squadron: 14 (AS) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-08-26
Completion Date: 1943-08-26
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Protville, Tunisia
Take Off Time: 08:15:00
Squadron Code: S
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Crash City: Italy
Crash Specifics: near Livorno
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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14 Squadron RAF (I spread my wings and keep my promise) RAF Protville, Tunisia. B-26 Marauder 1a FK 373 S was reported shot down by a Ju52 transport aircraft while on a reconnaissance flight west of the Strait Bonifacio, between the islands of Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy. There is also a claim by Oblt Franz Schiess of 8/JG53 for a Marauder shot down on this date in the same area. The bomber crashed near Livorno, Italy with one crew member killed
Sergeant A Phethean (RAFVR) was killed in action. Sergeant Phethean has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Flight Lieutenant EL Archer (RCAF), Flight Sergeant JT Jones (RAF), Flying Officer JF Kennedy (RAF), Flight Sergeant GA Lindschau (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant AR Smith (RAF) survived and all were taken as Prisoners of War
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...
14sqn-association.org.uk/14_Squadron_Association/...
Asisbiz USAAF serial no 41-7413 Martin B-26A-1-MA Marauder