Ollie Edgar Gibbs Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KITA (killed in training accident) in P-47 1 mile SW of Duxford when P-47D 42-26623 stalled.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-26623

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

42-76221

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Training Action

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 22 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster on page 136 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry