Luther P Hines Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.' media-401349.jpg FRE 2598 The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Stowmarket, 13 March 1945. Its pilot, Luther P Hines had been killed in the mid air collision.
Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.' Roger Freeman Collection

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-21115&Submit4=Go

Object Number - FRE 2598 - The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Stowmarket, 13 March 1945. Its...

Luther Hines was Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA) when his aircraft, P-47M 44-21115, was involved in a mid-air collision with 44-21159 on 13 March 1945 over Stowmarket, England.

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The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'

44-21115

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Up Stairs with Mauldin
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

22 December 1922

Died

Stowmarket IP14, UK 13 March 1945
New Mexico, USA

Buried

Melrose, NM 88124, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added Luther P Hines' name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, UK.

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-21115&Submit4=Go
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49213951/luther-paschal-hines

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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The wreck ofa P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial number 44-21115) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, near Suffolk, 13 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '56th FG, 61st FS, P-47M, 44-21115, HV:Q. Crashed March 13th 1945, Suffolk.'

Object number: FRE 2598 - The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-Q, serial...