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Francis William Escott
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
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Date of Death
June 16, 1951
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First Lieutenant Escott was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On June 16, 1951, while strafing enemy anti-aircraft positions near Chunhwa, North Korea, his aircraft, "Elie-Pat", was struck by enemy fire and his engine quit. He jettisoned his canopy but did not eject. His plane crashed near Sariwon, North Korea. |
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