I know very little of the Michigan side of my family. Some sort of falling out happened in the early 1900s so I am discovering little bits at a time.
This would be the last take-off for my great uncle, Captain Eugene Lockhart bombardier.
During his service in World War II, Army Air Forces Captain Lockhart was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on February 3, 1945. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Missing in action or lost at sea.
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Cpt Eugene E Lockhart joined the Air Corps of the US Army Reserve in Bay City, Michigan on 22 September 1942 ... He attended high school for 4 years and was a bookkeeper before he joined the army ... A/C 44-8379 was hit by flak, reported to have been a groud rocket, a few seconds before bombs away ... A/C continued on bomb run and dropped bombs ... Fire producing a dense white smoke was seen to break out in the fuselage and bomb bay, including the cockpit ... There was a small explosion in #3 engine nacelle and the A/C headed down, burning and beginning to spin when last seen at 15,000 feet.
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