George Korinek
MilitaryCrashed on landing returning from a long range fighter sweep with 1 engine out and the wheels unable to fully extend on 2 Mar 1944 in P-38J #42-67712. RTD. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Acquigy on 24 Jun 44 in P-38 #4268083
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Events
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France | 24 June 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6245 / MACR 6245, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list