James P Lowder Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-17121.jpeg UPL 17121 French Town, Mayenne, honors North Carolina pilot 70 years after crash.

Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

Object Number - UPL 17121 - French Town, Mayenne, honors North Carolina pilot 70 years after crash.

Killed in Action (KIA) hit trees and crashed near Coulommiers in P-51 #436945

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Units served with

Aircraft

Staff Sergeant C.R. Wilkinson of the 355th Fighter Group sits in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Lieutenant J. Beckman. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Aircraft Serial No: 43-6945, Wilkinson in C/P in Beckman's A/C.'

43-6945

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Wizard Kite, Judy
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 July 1944

Buried

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 39 Grave 43
Norwood, NC 28128, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://abmc.gov/node/531855#.WhL39k1LGM8
https://www.fold3.com/image/29101322
MACR 6793 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6793 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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