Richard Keziah Corbett Sr

Military

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number 42-27606), converted to a two-seater aircraft. The black and white “checkerboard” cowling identifies the aircraft as being in the 78th Fighter Group, and the red tailfin marking denotes it as part of the 82nd Squadron. Handwritten on slide casing:"2-seat P-47 78FG Mount Farm R. Astrella"
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wake County, NC, USA 7 December 1921

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, NC, USA 13 August 1941 Fort Bragg North Carolina

Based

Duxford 16 December 1944 Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK 9 March 1945 Belly Landing Duxford/Sta 357 Cat 3 damage Lt Richard K Corbett, 9-Mar-45. P-47D 42-27606W - 84SrS 78FG 8AF

Died

Kilmarnock, VA 22482, USA 9 January 2013

Buried

303 S Main St, Kilmarnock, VA 22482, USA 14 April 2013 Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, VA

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Garner, NC, USA