Dwight Garrison Belt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on fighter familiarization training with 96BG B-17's. Having completed the familiarization in P-47D 42-25690 'Lady Helen', he collided with B-17G 44-6137 'The Abortion Queen'. 2nd Lt Dwight G Belt Killed in Flying accident (KIFA). Crashed Greenstead Green, Halstead. 1-Oct-44.



Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-25690

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lady Helen
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd 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.'

Duxford

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Delaware, OH 43015, USA 21 December 1921 Son of Elmer M and Luella L Belt.

Enlisted

N Ft Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075, USA 3 December 1942 Fort Thomas Newport Kentucky USA

Based

Duxford 24 July 1944 - 1 October 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Killed in a Flying Accident (KIFA)

Greenstead Green, Halstead CO9, UK 1 October 1944 Lost on fighter familiarization training with 96BG B-17's. Having completed the familiarization in P-47D 42-25690 'Lady Helen', he collided with B-17G 44-6137 'The Abortion Queen'. 2nd Lt Dwight G Belt Killed in Flying accident (KIFA). Crashed Greenstead Green, Halstead. 1-Oct-44.

Buried

2 October 1944
Delaware, OH 43015, USA

Buried

Delaware, OH 43015, USA Oak Grove Cemetery Delaware Ohio USA

Other

Memorialised

Greenstead Green, Halstead CO9, UK Memorial Plaque Greenstead Green Church

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Duxford Diary / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list