Phillips Abbott Jr

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media-7006.jpeg UPL 7006 Phillips Abbot Jr - Davidson College, N.C - Yearbook (1940)

Davidson College, N.C - Yearbook (1940)

Object Number - UPL 7006 - Phillips Abbot Jr - Davidson College, N.C - Yearbook (1940)

2nd Lt Phillips Abbott Jr., pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-75412, took off from A-1 at St-Pierre-du-Mont on a mission over Tours. He was flying in the no.4 spot in Blue Section. According to 2nd Lt Herbert G. Stewart, Abbott was hit by flak and bailed out at 1600, but his parachute did not open on time and he plummeted to his death.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 366th Fighter Group 390th Fighter Squadron

Events

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Born

Louisville, GA, ארצות הברית 4 June 1922

Died

לה מאן, צרפת 13 July 1944

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Plot N, Row 5, Grave 12

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