Albert Wesley Clark

Military

Photo recon pilot F-5 Lightning, shot down by German fighters on mapping mission in Amboise sector.



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The nose art of an F-5 Lightning nicknamed "Lanakila", of the 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"Lanakila F-5 Mount Farm R. Astrella"

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  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Lanakila
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
A Mark V Spitfire (serial number AR404, "War Weary") of 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"Mount Farm 7PG R. Astrella"

AR404

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 14th Fighter Group 2nd Fighter Group 52nd Fighter Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

Chartres, France 9 August 1944 Shot down by German fighters on mapping mission in Amboise sector.
Kailua, HI, USA Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Born

Arizona, USA Arizona, USA.

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http://www.fold3.com/image/29437580/ MACR Details.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Clark%2C+Albe… MACR bare bones.
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search ASN Details.
http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Hawaii/Albert-Wesley-Clark_2rfh… Homestate / Birthstate.

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"Eyes of The Eighth" - Patricia Fussell Keen

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"Eyes of The Eighth" - Patricia Fussell Keen

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7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia