John Douglas Lepird
Military
Service Photo
Object Number - UPL 46610 - Jack D Lepird
KIFA killed on training mission
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
24 July 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorJames kvamme
Changes
Sources
Trained in the P-47 at RAF Goxhill for follow-on assignment at RAF Raydon. Killed in flight accident near Goxhill, a week before completion.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
353rd unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.188 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
