Martin E Corcoran
MilitaryRoger Freeman Photo.
Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Nicknames: Button Nose Duchess
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131, USA | 23 February 1942 | Fort Des Moines, IA |
Other Crashed |
Republic Airport (FRG), 7150 Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | 11 March 1943 | Landing Accident Rep Field, Farmingdale, NY Cat 4 damage 2Lt Martin E Corcoran, 11-Mar-43. P-47B 41-6010 - 21FS 352FG |
Other Crashed |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 4 March 1944 | Crash Landing Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 5 damage Lt Martin E Corcoran, 4-Mar-44. P-51B 43-6569 - 486FS 352FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 15 April 1944 | 2 x E/A destroyed. Germany 15-Apr-44. |
Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 7 May 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other Crashed |
Petersburg, VA, USA | 2 May 1945 | Taxiing Accident Mech Failure Petersburg NAS, VA Cat 3 damage Capt Martin E Corcoran, 2-May-45. P-47D 44-32938 - 120BU 1AF |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Born |
Polk County, IA, USA | Son of Julie Corcoran. | |
Des Moines, IA, USA | |||
Based |
Bodney | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
https://www.fold3.com/page/84605054-martin-e-corcoran/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/170390985?terms=Martin%20E%20Corcoran
https://www.fold3.com/image/29406250
https://www.fold3.com/image/29620146?terms=Martin%20E%20Corcoran
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Corcoran%2C+Martin+E…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_352.php
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces