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Robert James Lucas
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
November 17, 1951
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First Lieutenant Lucas was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On November 17, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and exploded into a river. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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