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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "B"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Robert A. Brewer
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Among his more interesting sorties were:
dive bombing the cruiser Taranto in La
Spezia harbor, covering landings on D-day in
Southern France, letting the steam out of
three German locomotives, putting a lOO.
pound phosphorus bomb in the cab of another,
learning to coordinate stick and rudder
momentarily on the bomb run so he could get
pretty close to the target, and flying too low,
slow, and close to an enemy airfield while
coming off a strafing run (he lost a flight
leader on that one).
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John L. Brindle 'Jack'
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First Assignment - Eastern Defense Comm. - 326th Fighter Group, Westover Field, Massachusetts, flying P-47. Then October of 1943 was assigned to 373rd Fighter Group - 410th Squadron (P-47)
which was transferred to England - 9th
Airforce - 1944.
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Captain John E. Brink
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My grandfather (Captain John E. Brink) recently passed away and was a P-47 thunderbolt pilot for the Army Air Corp in Italy during WWII. He has many photos and stories that I believe would benefit the p47pilots.com website! I was fortunate enough to hear some of his stories before he passed and was taken away and overwhelmed with what he went through during that difficult time!
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Herbert Henry Brothers
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Herbert Henry Brothers was a P-47 pilot in WWII and retired as a Lt Col in the late 60s
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Henry William Brown
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WWII FIGHTER ACE!
Joined USA Reserves December 1941, graduated from Flight School at Spence Field, GA as a Flight Officer in March 1943. Joined the 354FS/355th FG at Steeple Morden, England in November, 1943 and promoted to Lieutenant in January, 1944.
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Thomas H. Brown
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He started flying missions on "D" Day covering the beach landings and close support dive bombing and strafing missions. On his 56th mission he was
hit by ground fire through the main fuel tank
flooding the cockpit with flaming fuel.
An immediate bailout ensued with the good old
Jug exploding and raining flaming debris all
around during the parachute ride down.
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George E. Brownewell
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He flew 72 combat missions in P-47's. The
objective of these missions was to destroy
enemy troops, planes, airdromes, fortifications,
bridges, barges, railroads and ammunition dumps.
Fifteen missions were flown in
C-46 's with the 4th Combat Cargo Group as
instantaneous co-pilots. These urgent supplies
were needed at forward areas in Burma
to complete the Burma Campaign before the
Monsoon Season. He was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal with
an Oakleaf Cluster.
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Howell L. Broxton
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Flew P-47's while assigned to 359th Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, during
WW II. Credited with four P-47's destroyed. Shot
down on 54th mission near Niijmegan, Holland
on 17 September 1944. Evaded capture
and linked up with elements of U.S. 82nd
Airborne Division.
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Robert V. Brulle
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He joined the 390th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force when the group was
stationed at strip A-l off Omaha beach just in
time to participate in the Normandy beach-
head breakout battle that let General Patton,
sweep across France. The group provided
front line support to the 1st, 3rd and 9th
armies as they slogged their way across
France and Belgium into Germany.
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John De Brum
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Went to
flying School Bishop, Calif. to get commercial pilot's license certificate #390850 July 1943. Went to work for Army Air Force
Western Flying Training Command 8th
A.A.F.T.B. Sequoia Field Visalia, Calif., as a
primary flight instructor, in Ryan's, PT-22
and Stearman's PT-17. Applied and went to
Air Transport Command. Graduated Pilots
Class 44-B Douglas, Arizona, F/0 Service
Pilot, assigned to 556th A.A.F. Base Unit
6th Ferry Division Air Transport Command
Long Beach, Calif. Army Air Base. Sent to
Greenwood, Mississippi 590th A.A.F. Base
Pursuit School, checked out in the following
AT-6 - P-40 - P-63 - P-51 - P-47,
during my Ferrying Mission accumulated
120 hours in the P-47, also checked out in the
B-25 and AT-9.
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