James H Hancock
Military
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UPL 22905
Flight Leaders of the 38th Fighter Squadron, based at Nuthampstead, England, gather for an informal briefing by Major Milton Joel of Richmond, Virginia, just before a mission over enemy territory.
L to R: 1st Lt James Hancock [Sebring, Fla], 1st Lt Gerald Leinweber [Houston TX], 1st Lt Joseph Meyers [Canton OH], 1st Lt Jerry Ayers [Shelbeyville TN].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A14144-79829AC.
L to R: 1st Lt James Hancock [Sebring, Fla], 1st Lt Gerald Leinweber [Houston TX], 1st Lt Joseph Meyers [Canton OH], 1st Lt Jerry Ayers [Shelbeyville TN].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A14144-79829AC.
Crashed on take off due to engine failure for an operational mission on 15 Mar 1944 in P-38J #42-67811. RTD.
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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
- Nicknames: Repuls-ive
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list