Donald James Corrigan

Military
media-7534.jpeg UPL 7534 Lt. Donald J Corrigan was the first assigned pilot to the second SX-I (a/c 42-25771) and called it “Agony Wagon.” 352nd FS, 353rd FG. The single kill marking indicates that it is his aircraft (2nd Lt Virgil Johnston had no kills) though the name has yet to be painted on the aircraft in this shot. The name of the ground crewman is unknown.

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Object Number - UPL 7534 - Lt. Donald J Corrigan was the first assigned pilot to the second SX-I (a/c 42-25771) and called it “Agony Wagon.” 352nd FS, 353rd FG. The single...

Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Transferred to 27ATG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-25771

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Agony Wagon
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group

Places

Aerial photograph of Burtonwood airfield, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/622. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Burtonwood

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Agency, IA 52530, USA 13 July 1917 Son of Louis J and Julia C Corrigan.

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 13 January 1941

Other

Crashed

Hampton, VA 23665, USA 1 February 1943 Force Landing Langley Field, VA Cat 4 damage Lt Donald J Corrigan, 1-Feb-43. P-47C 41-6469 - 352FS 353FG

Other

Crashed

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Baltimore, MD 21240, USA 2 February 1943 Landing Accident Municipal Airport, Baltimore, MD Cat 3 damage Lt Donald J Corrigan, 2-Feb-43. P-47C 41-6447 - 352FS 353FG

Other

Crashed

Millville, NJ 08332, USA 10 March 1943 Landing Accident Ground Loop Millville, NJ Cat 3 damage Lt Donald J Corrigan, 10-Mar-43. P-47C 41-6473 352FS 353FG

Other

E/A Destroyed

6800 Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium 8 February 1944 Fw190 destroyed Libramont 8-Feb-44.

Based

Burtonwood 25 May 1944 Transferred to 27ATG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Sweet Home, OR, USA 22 July 2004
Waukee, Iowa

Based

Raydon 25 May 1944 Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Buried

2461 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612, USA Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, NY

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Corrigan%2C+Dona…
https://www.fold3.com/image/89603420?terms=Donald%20J%20Corrigan
https://www.fold3.com/record/12438899-donald-j-corrigan
https://www.fold3.com/record/85910398-donald-j-corrigan
https://www.fold3.com/image/48254436?terms=Donald%20J%20Corrigan
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/category/352nd-fighter-squadron/
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/353-corrigan-8feb44.jpg
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_353.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174061969/donald-james-corrigan

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries for Donald J Corrigan. Now includes information from the following source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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