FRE 3198
IMAGEPersonnel of the of the 2017th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang (P-51D 44-14034 5Y-U) that crashed on take-off, colliding with B-17G 42-107226, at Honington on 30th July 1944. The pilot of the aircraft, Lieutenant James R Korecky, of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, was killed. This P-51 was assigned to Major Robert E Lacy and was named "Jackie".
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 384th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16061170, O-756619
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25632
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Jackie
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Revisions
Corrected caption and asociations to delete reference to 359th FG and add 364th FG. Provided additional information concerning incident depicted and associations.
Forum thread has more details of this crash: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-7951.html