Edward J Dvorak
Military
Object Number - UPL 24372 - Lt Edward J Dvorak [L] and 2nd Lt Richard D Bishop [R] goofing off in front of Bishop's P-38 CY-B with a couple of practice bombs.
7/4/1944 ran off the end of runway at St Laurent-sur-Mer on the invasion beach-head in France as flak had shot out left engine, brakes and flaps. Nose gear collapsed as he skidded into a minefield. Met General Omar Bradley and returned to England with him.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
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Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p.29, picture of him and a/c p. 30
