Otto D Jenkins

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media-26829.jpeg UPL 26829 F/O Otto Jenkins 357th FG

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Object Number - UPL 26829 - F/O Otto Jenkins 357th FG

362nd FS 357th FG

8.5 air kills 2 ground kills

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Units served with

Aircraft

An airman of the 357th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang, nicknamed "Joan". On reverse: Photo From The Olmsted Collection [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Joan
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (G4-P, serial number 44-14245) nicknamed "Floogie II" of the 357th Fighter Group escorts a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '96 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Floogie II
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 December 1922

Other

Killed aircraft accident

24 March 1945 "Otto Jenkins was dispatched on an operational mission on 24 March 1945, as white flight leader of the 362nd FS, flying a P-51D-20 #44-63199. This was to be the last mission of his combat tour. Upon return to the field, Lt. Jenkins proceeded to "buzz" the field at low altitude. On several occasions he flew over the building area at such low altitude that persons in the vicinity were forced to lay flat on the ground to avoid being hit; trees and buildings were narrowly missed. After his 3rd pass, Lt. Jenkins pulled up sharply and attempted to Split-S from approximately 1500 feet. The aircraft was observed to mush at the bottom of the pull-out and one wing hit a tree. The wing was torn off, the aircraft flipped over on it's back and hit the ground catching fire and sliding over 100 yards before coming to a stop. The aircraft was demolished and Lt. Jenkins was killed instantly."

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Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.

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To War with the Yoxford Boys - Merle C. Olmstead pg 212

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pg. 212 - "To War With the Yoxford Boys" - Merle C. Olmsted
http://1940-census.mooseroots.com/l/152341393/Otto-D-Jenkins

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

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