Kirby N Tracy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Lieutenant Kirby Tracy of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt, 26 April 1943. Passed for publication 27 Apr 1943, but not released until 10 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'The "Thunderbolt" In Britain - And The Men Who Fly It. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. Kirby Tracy, Little Rock, Ark., one of the U.S. pilots who are now flying a "Thunderbolt, [the] latest American fighter plane to arrive in this country. WOR 256850. 26-4-43-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, Not To Be Published , Not To Be Published Until, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 495th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
17 April 1944 | ||
Buried |
Memorial ID 56295029 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Details from:
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 3, Bishop & hey;
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295029/kirby-n-tracy
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Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm