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Vincent Francis Lombardo
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
311 FTR BOMB SQ 58 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
June 16, 1953
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First Lieutenant Lombardo was the pilot of a F-84G Thunderjet fighter with the 311th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 58th Fighter-Bomber Group. On June 16, 1953, he was flying his 29th mission, conducting armed reconnaissance over North Korea. During a bomb run, his aircraft suddenly dove, crashed on the ground and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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