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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "L"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Elizabeth Pearce Lundy
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While I was working in Quincy I expressed
a desire to learn to fly. My employer, Allene
Drew, paid for my 8 hours flying time. Then
on November 4, 1940 I soloed. After which
I attended Civilian Pilot Training and
obtained my Private Pilot's License. Approximately 1 year later I was a Link Trainer
Instructor at the Naval Air Base in Atlanta,
Georgia.
In February, 1943, I entered the WASP
program and graduated in the class of 43-W4.
After that I was sent to the 2nd Ferrying
Group F.D., A.T.C. at New Castle Army Air
Base.
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James E. Lundy
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I left instructing to get actively into the Air
Corps as a Service Pilot and rank of Flight
Officer. At Brownsville, Texas I was checked
out on all pursuit type aircraft. Then I was
assigned to the 6th Ferrying Group at Long
Beach, California. While I was at Brownsville
I met a WASP, Elizabeth Pearce, and later
married her. Liz and I are the only husband and wife
team who belong to the P-47 Association, and
we are very proud of it.
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Perry M. Lusby
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Commissioned 2nd Lt., February 15th, 1943, and assigned to P-40's at
Richmond, Va. Subsequently transferred to
Wright Field, Ohio, and participated in original acceptance and accelerated service tests
of P-47. One of the few military pilots
privileged to fly the Yellow Peril P-47 under
the tutelage of Joe Parker, then Chief Test
Pilot for Republic Aviation. Briefly assigned
to 358th Ftr. Grp. at Philadelphia and later
transferred to 366th Ftr. Grp. at Bluethenthal Field, NC.
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Cedric S. Lussier
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First flight in P-47D was on July 13,
1944. First mission, after ten transition
hours, on July 17, 1944. Shot down on
18th mission by heavy flack August 12,
1944. Picked up after nine hours by Army
Air Sea Rescue PBY. Patroled Beach Head
area "D" Day Southern France, August 15,
1944. Moved with 27th FG to Le Luc,
South France August 25, 1944 and to Salon
on August 30, 1944.
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Charles C. Lutman
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Following his tour of duty in
Washington, Lutman returned to Europe and
was assigned to U.S. Joint Command
(EUCOM). In 1959 he was reassigned to the
Ballistic Missile Division of the Air Research
& Development Command. Lutman participated in the development of space systems
and also the first Minuteman Missile deployment. He was subsequently assigned to
Manned Space Flight with NASA and participated in the Lunar Program including simulated flights to the moon with other USAF
test pilots at the Martin Plant in Baltimore.
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Sam B. Lutz
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Joined the 365th Fighter Group - The
Hell Hawks - Ninth Air Force, end of
September 1944, at Airfield A-68, Juvincourt, near Reims, France. Flew first combat
mission October 12, 1944, with the 387th
Fighter Squadron from Airfield A-84,
Chievres, near Mons, Belgium.
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Arthur C. Lynch
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He reenlisted in the Army Air Forces
in March 1947 at MacDill Field, Florida and
remained there until recalled to commissioned status in 1952. While in commissioned status again served at bases in Texas,
Wyoming, Colorado before going to Germany. Upon return from Germany served in
Military Air Transport Service, McGuire
AFB, New Jersey until retirement from
active duty as a Major in October 1965.
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