RAF 133 Eagle Squadron Memorial - Maughold, Isle of Man - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

The plaque is mounted on top of a stone-built base, which is raised at the rear to facilitate reading the inscription.

The plaque is inscribed as follows:
IN MEMORY OF

THE AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOTS OF
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 133 EAGLE SQUADRON
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
HERE ON THE ISLE OF MAN
8 OCTOBER 1941


FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ANDREW MAMEDOFF
AGE 29, THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT

PILOT OFFICER HUGH McCALL
AGE 24, SO. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

PILOT OFFICER ROY STOUT
AGE 25, ASH GROVE, MISSOURI

PILOT OFFICER WILLIAM J. WHITE
AGE 21, TOPEKA, KANSAS

ERECTED BY
THE MANX AVIATION PRESERVATION SOCIETY,
FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND
THE EAGLE SQUADRON ASSOCIATION
ON 8 OCTOBER 1996

More information can be found about the deaths of these brave young American pilots at the link below:

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Date of Dedication: 10/08/1996 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: Located in Churchyard which freely accessible by the public. Access times: From: 12:01 AM To: 11:59 PM Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Kirk Maughold Maughold, Isle of Man Commemoration: The American fighter pilots of RAF 133 Eagle Squadron who lost their lives on the Isle of Man on 8 October 1941

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