Lewis R Blakeney
Military
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Object Number - UPL 27682 - 1Lt Lewis Blakeney 428th FS
WWII SWP 44th FS 18th FG P-38 Lightning 72 missions
WWII ETO 428th FS 474th FG P-38 Lightning 23 missions
Korean War 334th FIS 4th FIW F-86E Sabre Jet 47 missions 1 MIG-15 kill
Show down by flak Vielsalm, Belgium Dec. 27, 1944 while flying P-38J s/n 42-67653 POW.
MACR #11469
Col. USAF retired
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 December 1921 | ||
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Enlisted |
30 March 1942 | ||
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Other Shot down |
27 December 1944 | ||
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Died |
19 October 2011 | ||
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Born |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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