Robert E Lacy

Military
Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed. media-400998.jpg FRE 3198 Personnel 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". Roger Freeman Collection

Forum thread has more details of this crash: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-7951.html

Object Number - FRE 3198 - Personnel 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...

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Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed.

44-14034

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Jackie
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Ground personnel of the 384th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group attend to the burning wreck of a P-51 Mustang that has crash landed.

Object number: FRE 3198 - Personnel of the of the 2017th Engineer Fire...