Name: Adrian V Knox
First Name(s): Adrian V
Last Name: Knox
Place of birth: North Carolina, Mecklenburg Cnty, Davidson
Rank: 2 Lt Pilot
ASN: O-830999
Company: 428th F Sqdrn
Unit: 474th Fighter Grp 9th USAAF
Reported as: KIA
Date of incident: 23-12-1944
Place of incident: Chêne-al-Pierre area
His story: Aircraft Lockheed LIGHTNING type P-38J-10-N #42-68081, took off from Airbase Florennes, Belgium on December 23, 1944 for a strafing and dive bombing mission. It’s Pilot 2 Lt Adrian V Knox was hit by 88mm flak burst which took out the port engine, successfully feathered, starboard engine noted to be streaming oil and coolant. Shortly after 2 Lt Knox stated he was baling out, canopy came off. Jumped from his plane to 3,500 feet, west of Stavelot, as the P-38 descended. Unfortunately there was nog sign of parachute deploying.
Destination: Liège
Mission: Dive Bombing/Strafing a parked up tank column in St Vith
MACR: 11413
Unit history of 474th Fighter Group
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