Quince L. Brown | Timeline

Major Quince Lucien Brown (December 7, 1917 - September 6, 1944) was an american P-47 fighter pilot that destroyed 12,33 enemy aircraft in the air and two on the ground. He became well known after being the first american to strafe nazi ground targets. In September 6, 1944, Major Quince L. Brown was shot down by Flak and unhurt, although later he was shot and killed by a german civilian while trying to escape.

December 7, 1917 - Hydro, Oklahoma - Quince Lucien Brown is born
July(?) 1(?), 1938 - Bristow - Quince graduates Bristow High School
August 14, 1940 - ? - Quince joins the USA Air Corps
April 25, 1941 - Kelly Field, San Antonio -Texas - Quince receives his wings and a 2nd lieutenant commission =(START)
December 7, 1941 - Randolph Field, Texas - Quince knows about the Pearl Harbour attack during his birthday
January(?) 25(?), 1943 - Kelly Field, Texas - End of 19 months as instructor (also in Enid, Oklahoma)
April 18, 1943 - Duxford, England - Quince L. Brown is Assigned to the 84th squadron of

Quince L. Brown and the "Okie"

the 78th Fighter Group - arrival of replacements
May 21, 1943 - Duxford - Vera Lynn, a british singer, visits the group
May 26, 1943 - Duxford - HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Group
July 2, 1943 - Duxford - Bob Hope pays a visit to the group, a day after their CO Peterson was shot down and killed
July 30, 1943 - over Haltern - Escort mission to returning Bombers. Quince Brown strafes a train in Leiden. He is the first american pilot to strafe nazi ground targets in WW2
September 27, 1943 - over N/NW of Emden - 1 Me109 victory (1 total)
January 4, 1944 - over Coesfeld/Münster - 1 FW190 + 1 FW210 victories (3 total). One Ju-88 is strafed and destroyed on the ground
January 5, 1944 - over La Rochelle - 1 Me 109 victory (4 total)
January 30, 1944 - Over Rheine - 1 Me 109 victory (5 total)
March 15, 1944 - W of Münster - 1 Me 109 victory (6 total)
March 16, 1944 - Saint-Dizier Airfield - 3 victories (2 Me109 + 1 FW190) in the mission (9 total) - Quince L. Brown is awarded the Silver Star
March 23, 1944 - over W Germany - 1 Me 109 victory (10 total)
March 30, 1944 - over Twente/Enschede Airfield - 0,33 of Me 217 victory (10,33 total)
April 12, 1944 - over Aachen - 1 Fw 190 victory (11,33 total)

"Okie II"

May 1(?), 1944 - Duxford - Quince L. Brown gets a silver P-47D, the "Okie II"
May 26, 1944 - Duxford - Assigned as Squadron Operations officer for the 84th Squadron
August 28, 1944 - Duxford(?) - Quince L. Brown returns from leave in the USA
September 1, 1944 - Between Liège and Trier - 1 Me 109 victory (12,33 total)
September 6, 1944 - over Vogelsand Airfield - Quince Lucien Brown is shot down by Flak in his 136th mission. Bails out, but is later shot by a civilian (who is tried and executed in 1946) =(END)