Arthur G Jenkins
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 54151
Plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales, commemorating 2Lt Arthur G Jenkins Jr who lost his life in a crash nearby on the 28th of July 1944 while engaged in a training flight in a Republic P47D-1-RE Thunderbolt, 42-7960 from Atcham Shropshire
This photograph was taken by Ianto Guy on the 12th of December 2021
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Joker
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Rhiwhiriaeth, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales | 28 July 1944 | Crashed while engaged in a training flight while flying Republic P47D-1-RE Thunderbolt, 42-7960 from Atcham airforce base, Shropshire. Circumstances unknown. |
Buried |
Plot F Row 1 Grave 94 |
Revisions
ContributorIanto Guy
Changes
Sources
Information added from the commemorative plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre