Edwin B Wright
Military![Lieutenant Edwin "Lucky" Wright witht the flak damaged engine of his P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28794). Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 1 Nov 1944.' [stamp], '309014.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'LUCKY WRIGHT'S ESCAPE Lt "Lucky" Edwin Wright, just over 19 yrs. old, just returned from his 39th mission- over Munster. He got hit by flak but continued on his mission dropped his bombs, did a spot of strafing and retuned. When he got back he found a hole 8ins. in diameter](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/freeman/media-457066.jpg)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 9553 - 'LUCKY WRIGHT'S ESCAPE Lt "Lucky" Edwin Wright, just over 19 yrs. old, just returned from his 39th mission- over Munster. He got hit by flak but...
Edwin Wright flew 88 missions in P-47 Thunderbolts over Europe during WWII. He left the Army in 1946 after the war and was again called up for the Korean Conflict in 1950. He retired from the US Air Force as a Major.
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![Lieutenant Edwin "Lucky" Wright witht the flak damaged engine of his P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28794). Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 1 Nov 1944.' [stamp], '309014.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'LUCKY WRIGHT'S ESCAPE Lt "Lucky" Edwin Wright, just over 19 yrs. old, just returned from his 39th mission- over Munster. He got hit by flak but continued on his mission dropped his bombs, did a spot of strafing and retuned. When he got back he found a hole 8ins. in diameter](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-457066.jpg?itok=aXNC7MNR)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 404th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
2 March 1925 | ||
Died |
2 April 1959 | As a result of lung cancer | |
Enlisted |
Illinois, USA | Exact date not yet known | |
Buried |
Urbana, IL, USA | In Woodlawn Cemetery |
Revisions
Histor Center AB Brustem (A-92 St.-Trond)
Correspondence with Edwin B Wright's daughter, Jacquie.
http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf
Missing Air Crew Report 10499: https://www.fold3.com/image/29250232
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92485945