Albert T Niccolai
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 35161
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First Lt. Niccolai was the pilot of a P-47 aircraft (#42-8636) leading a bomber formation from Holland to Münster, Germany. His aircraft was shot down by an ME109 while attacking another ME109 and crashed in Twist, Germany, at the border with the Netherlands. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Luzon
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kenosha, Wisconsin | 9 June 1916 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
49767 Twist, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Crash site: 52°40'0.92"N 7° 6'25.11"E |
Buried |
Kenosha, WI, USA | Interment of remains in the St. James Cemetery, Kenosha, WI. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2680 / MACR 2680, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list