UPL 26620
IMAGELt. Edward J. Risk flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England. Risk joined the squadron on February 15, 1945 and claimed his first aerial victory over a ME109 on March 14, 1945. While strafing an aerodrome in the Strassbourg area of Germany, he was shot down and KIA by flak.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-832905
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Mission
- Date: 16 April 1945