Edward A Loetscher
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 28175 - 2Lt Ed Loetscher 55th FS 20th FG
Wingman 55th FS 20th FG.
Lost on his 2nd combat mission Nov. 9, 1944 when at altitude his P-51D lost a drop tank causing the a/c to crash out of control near Miltenberg, Germany.
P-51D s/n 44-13715 KI+K.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-825467
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Lady
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ellington, Connecticut | 2nd Lieutenant Edward A. Loetscher was born on an uncertain date. His next of kin was his mother, Anna Loetscher. His hometown was Ellington, Connecticut. | |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Ebernburg, 55583 Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany | 9 November 1944 | On November 9, 1944, he was piloting P-51 tail #44-13715 of the 20th Fighter Group, 55th Fighter Squadron, when he crashed near Ebernberg, Germany. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10442 / MACR 10442, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
