(F. Birtciel)
Lt. John Courtney
(F. Birtciel)
Lt. John Courtney
343rd FS - 08 September 1944 - March 1945
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CY-Z |
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| Mission History |
Completed a combat tour |
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| Air Scores | 0-0-0 | |||||||||
| Ground Scores | 0-0 | |||||||||
| Notes | Home of record, Walden, New York. October 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant Ground Crew - (Left to Right) Sgt. Rydberg, Sgt. Lewis, Lt. Courtney and T/Sgt. Ketchum (Photo opens in new window. Close new window to return to this page) |
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| Memories | 'He was assigned to my flight from November
1944 to March 1945. One fine wingman.' (Frank
Birtciel) 'He was flying my wing on November 16, 44 and the squadron had to land at Manston due to weather. We touched down and I kept an eye on him on my right wing. He had locked brakes and gradually nosed up and up until the prop hit and he skidded to a stop standing on the nose and main gear. No injuries.' (Frank Birtciel) |
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