Henry J Miklajcyk
Military ROLL OF HONOURJcook Photo Collection & Archives
Flight leader 486th FS 352nd FG.
7.5 air kills plus 6 ground.
While flying formation four P-47Ds were involved in a mid-air collision near Hethel on 8 Mar 1944. Baled out of P-47D 42-75157. RTD.
2 November 1944 - Capt. Henry J. Mikolajczyk, 23, Syracuse's leading combat pilot who had at least 11 enemy planes to his credit, as well as nearly a dozen locomotives, was blown up in a ground strafing mission in 44-13690.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
24 February 1921 | ||
Other Killed in action |
2 November 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10240 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list