Otto D Jenkins
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 26829
F/O Otto Jenkins 357th FG
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362nd FS 357th FG
8.5 air kills 2 ground kills
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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
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
4 December 1922 | ||
Other Killed aircraft accident |
24 March 1945 | "Otto Jenkins was dispatched on an operational mission on 24 March 1945, as white flight leader of the 362nd FS, flying a P-51D-20 #44-63199. This was to be the last mission of his combat tour. Upon return to the field, Lt. Jenkins proceeded to "buzz" the field at low altitude. On several occasions he flew over the building area at such low altitude that persons in the vicinity were forced to lay flat on the ground to avoid being hit; trees and buildings were narrowly missed. After his 3rd pass, Lt. Jenkins pulled up sharply and attempted to Split-S from approximately 1500 feet. The aircraft was observed to mush at the bottom of the pull-out and one wing hit a tree. The wing was torn off, the aircraft flipped over on it's back and hit the ground catching fire and sliding over 100 yards before coming to a stop. The aircraft was demolished and Lt. Jenkins was killed instantly." |
Revisions
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Sources
pg. 212 - "To War With the Yoxford Boys" - Merle C. Olmsted
http://1940-census.mooseroots.com/l/152341393/Otto-D-Jenkins
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / group history