John F Lutz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo: Peter Randall
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 37437 - 1Lt John F Lutz, was the Pilot on P47C 41-6196 "Kicking Mule" 4th Fighter Group, who crashed into the Westerschelde Holland... Photo: Peter...
Shot down 4 May 1943 in P-47 41-6196. Killed in Action (KIA).
The 4th was providing withdrawal support for the Antwerp mission when Lutz's engine began to smoke and lose power. He bailed out over the North Sea but no parachute was seen.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Died |
North Sea | 4 May 1943 | Shot down 4 May 1943 in P-47 41-6196. Bailed out over the North Sea but no parachute was seen. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 116 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
