Duane Willard Beeson | |
|---|---|
 Duane W. Beeson | |
| Nickname(s) | Bee |
| Born | July 16, 1921 Boise, Idaho, US |
| Died | February 13, 1947 (aged 25) Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D.C., US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Canada United States |
| Service | Royal Canadian Air Force (1941–42) United States Army Air Forces (1942–47) |
| Years of service | 1941–1947 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | No 71 Eagle Squadron 4th Fighter Group |
| Commands | 334th Fighter Squadron |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross (6) Purple Heart Air Medal (6) |
| Relations | Tracy Beeson, née Waters |
Duane Willard Beeson (July 16, 1921 – February 13, 1947) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills, 12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51-B Mustang.[1] Beeson was one of ten United States Army Air Forces pilots who became an ace in two different types of fighter aircraft.[2][3]
- ^ Chris Bucholtz (20 December 2012). 4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-1-78200-873-6.
- ^ William Hess. America's Top Eighth Air Force Aces in Their Own Words. Zenith Imprint. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-61060-702-5.
- ^ Martin W. Bowman (2009). US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF, 1943–45: P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang Squadrons in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Casemate Publishers. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-84415-905-5.