Clark J Hawes
Military
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FRE 2189
Major George Lawson congratulates his colleague of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group , Lieutenant Clark Hawes, after his first mission. Hawes is sat in the cockpit of his F-5 Lightning.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
On 21 Jan 1944, F-5B (P-38) 42-67362 lost an engine and made a wheels up landing at RAF Bradwell Bay on return from photo recon mission over enemy territory. RTD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Nicknames: Ginger Snap
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9 October 1985 |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2016. Made connections to Place, 42-67362, and mission per "Losses of the 9th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia