U.S. AIR FORCE
KILLED IN FRANCE
BURIED ST. LAURENT, FRANCE
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2Lt. Jesse D Welch.
Crash on landing at Strip A-3 returning from a mission. He served by the 368th Fighter group. (provided by: Michel Beckers)
Lt Welch took off on a training mission led by Capt Talbott of the 397th squadron.
Shortly after becoming airborne Capt Talbott called Lt Welch on the radio telling him to retract his wheels.Lt Welch answered that he could not retract his wheels because he had no hydraulic pressure, whereupon Capt Talbott told him to land at base immediately.Lt Welch came over the strip with wheels down at approximately 1000 ft making a landing pattern from North to South.Lt Welch started a 360° gliding turn losing altitude rapidly so that by the time he had completed 270° of the turn he was down to approximately 100 ft altitude with the plane in a medium bank and no flaps down.Lt Welch evidently attempted to tighten his turn into the field in nose high altitude.At this point the plane apparently went into a stall or partial stall and slid down through some trees on the left wing and crashed killing the pilot and completely destroyed the plane.
KILLED IN FRANCE
BURIED ST. LAURENT, FRANCE
======
2Lt. Jesse D Welch.
Crash on landing at Strip A-3 returning from a mission. He served by the 368th Fighter group. (provided by: Michel Beckers)
Lt Welch took off on a training mission led by Capt Talbott of the 397th squadron.
Shortly after becoming airborne Capt Talbott called Lt Welch on the radio telling him to retract his wheels.Lt Welch answered that he could not retract his wheels because he had no hydraulic pressure, whereupon Capt Talbott told him to land at base immediately.Lt Welch came over the strip with wheels down at approximately 1000 ft making a landing pattern from North to South.Lt Welch started a 360° gliding turn losing altitude rapidly so that by the time he had completed 270° of the turn he was down to approximately 100 ft altitude with the plane in a medium bank and no flaps down.Lt Welch evidently attempted to tighten his turn into the field in nose high altitude.At this point the plane apparently went into a stall or partial stall and slid down through some trees on the left wing and crashed killing the pilot and completely destroyed the plane.
U.S. AIR FORCE
KILLED IN FRANCE
BURIED ST. LAURENT, FRANCE
======
2Lt. Jesse D Welch.
Crash on landing at Strip A-3 returning from a mission. He served by the 368th Fighter group. (provided by: Michel Beckers)
Lt Welch took off on a training mission led by Capt Talbott of the 397th squadron.
Shortly after becoming airborne Capt Talbott called Lt Welch on the radio telling him to retract his wheels.Lt Welch answered that he could not retract his wheels because he had no hydraulic pressure, whereupon Capt Talbott told him to land at base immediately.Lt Welch came over the strip with wheels down at approximately 1000 ft making a landing pattern from North to South.Lt Welch started a 360° gliding turn losing altitude rapidly so that by the time he had completed 270° of the turn he was down to approximately 100 ft altitude with the plane in a medium bank and no flaps down.Lt Welch evidently attempted to tighten his turn into the field in nose high altitude.At this point the plane apparently went into a stall or partial stall and slid down through some trees on the left wing and crashed killing the pilot and completely destroyed the plane.
KILLED IN FRANCE
BURIED ST. LAURENT, FRANCE
======
2Lt. Jesse D Welch.
Crash on landing at Strip A-3 returning from a mission. He served by the 368th Fighter group. (provided by: Michel Beckers)
Lt Welch took off on a training mission led by Capt Talbott of the 397th squadron.
Shortly after becoming airborne Capt Talbott called Lt Welch on the radio telling him to retract his wheels.Lt Welch answered that he could not retract his wheels because he had no hydraulic pressure, whereupon Capt Talbott told him to land at base immediately.Lt Welch came over the strip with wheels down at approximately 1000 ft making a landing pattern from North to South.Lt Welch started a 360° gliding turn losing altitude rapidly so that by the time he had completed 270° of the turn he was down to approximately 100 ft altitude with the plane in a medium bank and no flaps down.Lt Welch evidently attempted to tighten his turn into the field in nose high altitude.At this point the plane apparently went into a stall or partial stall and slid down through some trees on the left wing and crashed killing the pilot and completely destroyed the plane.
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