44-14034 Jackie

Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed. media-400998.jpg FRE 3198 Personnel of the of the 2017th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang (P-51D 44-14034 5Y-U) that crashed on take-off, colliding with B-17G 42-107226, at Honington on 30th July 1944.

The pilot of the aircraft, Lieutenant James R Korecky, of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, was killed.
This P-51 was assigned to Major Robert E Lacy and was named "Jackie". Roger Freeman Collection

Forum thread has more details of this crash: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-7951.html

Object Number - FRE 3198 - Personnel of the of the 2017th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang (P-51D 44-14034 5Y-U) that crashed on...

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James R Korecky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 384th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16061170, O-756619
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed.

Robert E Lacy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-25632
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

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Crashed

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK 30 July 1944 Crashed on take-off, killing the pilot Lieutenant James R Korecky in the resultant fire.

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Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed.

Object number: FRE 3198 - Personnel of the of the 2017th Engineer Fire...