George H Lovett Jr

Military
media-13131.jpeg UPL 13131 Lt. George H Lovett Jr., 63rd Fighter Squadron. P47D 42-75137 UN-T. Lt. Lovett was killed in a training accident on 30 April 1944 whilst flying this a/c. Photo shows earlier landing accident by Lt. Lovett at Halesworth on 9 March 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 13131 - Lt. George H Lovett Jr., 63rd Fighter Squadron. P47D 42-75137 UN-T. Lt. Lovett was killed in a training accident on 30 April 1944 whilst flying this...

Killed in a/c P-47 42-75137 when it dived into ground. The plane had a recent engine change. Killed nonoperational



DFC, AM with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number 42-75137) of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:" 16 MM"

42-75137

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 April 1944

Born

South Carolina

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Revisions

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Sources

Combat Chronology, ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 3 p. 165 by Bishop & Hey with picture of ac / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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