David C Landin
Military84 combat missions from January 1944 to August 1944Right landing gear broke after landing on the the return from an operational mission on 27 Mar 1944 in P-47D #42-75449 'Shop Worn Angel'. RTD.
2 DFC/ 5 AM/ Meritorious Service Award
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
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Born |
Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania | 12 October 1919 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces