Martin G O'Connell Jr

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media-21917.jpeg UPL 21917 Martin G O’Connell, JR - Beaconsfield, 78th FG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21917 - Martin G O’Connell, JR - Beaconsfield, 78th FG, KIA

Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA) when his aircraft, P-47D 42-8603, suffered engine failure and crashed 2 miles east of home airfield, Duxford.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-8603

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 April 1944

Born

Beaconsfield, IA 50074, USA

Buried

Mt Ayr, IA 50854, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/78thfg.php?action=list_records&sort_orde…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=O%27Connell%2C+M…

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Additional biographical details from http://www.findagrave.com

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Duxford Diary / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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