WWII Veteran ~ Killed in Service
Serving with the 56th Pursuit Group;
61st Pursuit Squadron; Stationed at
Bridgeport Army Air Field; 3 miles
southeast of Stratford, in Fairfield
County, Connecticut.
(Now: Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
Son of Edward Clayton Armstrong, and
Carrie Louise (nee Rowland) Armstrong.
Stratford, Connecticut – March 26, 1942
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on the morning
of March 26, 1942, 2nd Lt. Edward C.
Armstrong was flying a P-39 single-seat
fighter aircraft (Ser. No. 40-36) on a
training flight over the Stratford,
Connecticut, area in which he was going
through aerobatic maneuvers with the aircraft.
According to witnesses, the aircraft’s engine
suddenly quit while at 500 feet, and the
plane went into a spin from which it did
not recover. It crashed in St. Michael’s
Cemetery, only a few feet from Bruce Brook,
which boarders one side of the cemetery.
There was no fire, but the plane was
demolished, and Lt. Armstrong was killed
instantly.
The cemetery is located at 2205 Stratford
Ave., in Stratford. It is surrounded by a
densely populated area, and it’s possible
that Lt. Armstrong remained with his aircraft
to avoid having it crash into nearby homes.
Lt. Armstrong was assigned to the 61st
Pursuit Squadron in Bridgeport, Ct.
He received his pilots rating December
12, 1941.
++++++++++
Thursday, 26 March 1942
A/C: Bell YP-39 Airacobra; Serial No. 40-36;
61st Pursuit Squadron; 56th Pursuit Group;
Home Base: Bridgeport, CT; Killed in the
Stall, Spin, and Crash at Bridgeport,
Fairfield County, Connecticut.
++++++++++
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan
Sunday, 29 March 1942
Page 5
EDWARD C. ARMSTRONG, JR.
Services for Lieut. Armstrong will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at the F.B. Hunter
Funeral Home, 13903 Terry. Burial
will be in Grand Lawn.
Lieut. Armstrong, born in Saginaw,
26 years ago, was killed Thursday
when his plane crashed near Bridgeport,
Connecticut. A graduate of Wayne
University, he completed his Army
Air Corps training two months ago,
when he received his commission.
He had lived most of his life in
Detroit.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward C. Armstrong, of 13983 Robson,
and two brothers, Carl, and Lloyd,
the latter, an Air Cadet.
Serving with the 56th Pursuit Group;
61st Pursuit Squadron; Stationed at
Bridgeport Army Air Field; 3 miles
southeast of Stratford, in Fairfield
County, Connecticut.
(Now: Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
Son of Edward Clayton Armstrong, and
Carrie Louise (nee Rowland) Armstrong.
Stratford, Connecticut – March 26, 1942
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on the morning
of March 26, 1942, 2nd Lt. Edward C.
Armstrong was flying a P-39 single-seat
fighter aircraft (Ser. No. 40-36) on a
training flight over the Stratford,
Connecticut, area in which he was going
through aerobatic maneuvers with the aircraft.
According to witnesses, the aircraft’s engine
suddenly quit while at 500 feet, and the
plane went into a spin from which it did
not recover. It crashed in St. Michael’s
Cemetery, only a few feet from Bruce Brook,
which boarders one side of the cemetery.
There was no fire, but the plane was
demolished, and Lt. Armstrong was killed
instantly.
The cemetery is located at 2205 Stratford
Ave., in Stratford. It is surrounded by a
densely populated area, and it’s possible
that Lt. Armstrong remained with his aircraft
to avoid having it crash into nearby homes.
Lt. Armstrong was assigned to the 61st
Pursuit Squadron in Bridgeport, Ct.
He received his pilots rating December
12, 1941.
++++++++++
Thursday, 26 March 1942
A/C: Bell YP-39 Airacobra; Serial No. 40-36;
61st Pursuit Squadron; 56th Pursuit Group;
Home Base: Bridgeport, CT; Killed in the
Stall, Spin, and Crash at Bridgeport,
Fairfield County, Connecticut.
++++++++++
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan
Sunday, 29 March 1942
Page 5
EDWARD C. ARMSTRONG, JR.
Services for Lieut. Armstrong will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at the F.B. Hunter
Funeral Home, 13903 Terry. Burial
will be in Grand Lawn.
Lieut. Armstrong, born in Saginaw,
26 years ago, was killed Thursday
when his plane crashed near Bridgeport,
Connecticut. A graduate of Wayne
University, he completed his Army
Air Corps training two months ago,
when he received his commission.
He had lived most of his life in
Detroit.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward C. Armstrong, of 13983 Robson,
and two brothers, Carl, and Lloyd,
the latter, an Air Cadet.
WWII Veteran ~ Killed in Service
Serving with the 56th Pursuit Group;
61st Pursuit Squadron; Stationed at
Bridgeport Army Air Field; 3 miles
southeast of Stratford, in Fairfield
County, Connecticut.
(Now: Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
Son of Edward Clayton Armstrong, and
Carrie Louise (nee Rowland) Armstrong.
Stratford, Connecticut – March 26, 1942
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on the morning
of March 26, 1942, 2nd Lt. Edward C.
Armstrong was flying a P-39 single-seat
fighter aircraft (Ser. No. 40-36) on a
training flight over the Stratford,
Connecticut, area in which he was going
through aerobatic maneuvers with the aircraft.
According to witnesses, the aircraft’s engine
suddenly quit while at 500 feet, and the
plane went into a spin from which it did
not recover. It crashed in St. Michael’s
Cemetery, only a few feet from Bruce Brook,
which boarders one side of the cemetery.
There was no fire, but the plane was
demolished, and Lt. Armstrong was killed
instantly.
The cemetery is located at 2205 Stratford
Ave., in Stratford. It is surrounded by a
densely populated area, and it’s possible
that Lt. Armstrong remained with his aircraft
to avoid having it crash into nearby homes.
Lt. Armstrong was assigned to the 61st
Pursuit Squadron in Bridgeport, Ct.
He received his pilots rating December
12, 1941.
++++++++++
Thursday, 26 March 1942
A/C: Bell YP-39 Airacobra; Serial No. 40-36;
61st Pursuit Squadron; 56th Pursuit Group;
Home Base: Bridgeport, CT; Killed in the
Stall, Spin, and Crash at Bridgeport,
Fairfield County, Connecticut.
++++++++++
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan
Sunday, 29 March 1942
Page 5
EDWARD C. ARMSTRONG, JR.
Services for Lieut. Armstrong will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at the F.B. Hunter
Funeral Home, 13903 Terry. Burial
will be in Grand Lawn.
Lieut. Armstrong, born in Saginaw,
26 years ago, was killed Thursday
when his plane crashed near Bridgeport,
Connecticut. A graduate of Wayne
University, he completed his Army
Air Corps training two months ago,
when he received his commission.
He had lived most of his life in
Detroit.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward C. Armstrong, of 13983 Robson,
and two brothers, Carl, and Lloyd,
the latter, an Air Cadet.
Serving with the 56th Pursuit Group;
61st Pursuit Squadron; Stationed at
Bridgeport Army Air Field; 3 miles
southeast of Stratford, in Fairfield
County, Connecticut.
(Now: Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
Son of Edward Clayton Armstrong, and
Carrie Louise (nee Rowland) Armstrong.
Stratford, Connecticut – March 26, 1942
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on the morning
of March 26, 1942, 2nd Lt. Edward C.
Armstrong was flying a P-39 single-seat
fighter aircraft (Ser. No. 40-36) on a
training flight over the Stratford,
Connecticut, area in which he was going
through aerobatic maneuvers with the aircraft.
According to witnesses, the aircraft’s engine
suddenly quit while at 500 feet, and the
plane went into a spin from which it did
not recover. It crashed in St. Michael’s
Cemetery, only a few feet from Bruce Brook,
which boarders one side of the cemetery.
There was no fire, but the plane was
demolished, and Lt. Armstrong was killed
instantly.
The cemetery is located at 2205 Stratford
Ave., in Stratford. It is surrounded by a
densely populated area, and it’s possible
that Lt. Armstrong remained with his aircraft
to avoid having it crash into nearby homes.
Lt. Armstrong was assigned to the 61st
Pursuit Squadron in Bridgeport, Ct.
He received his pilots rating December
12, 1941.
++++++++++
Thursday, 26 March 1942
A/C: Bell YP-39 Airacobra; Serial No. 40-36;
61st Pursuit Squadron; 56th Pursuit Group;
Home Base: Bridgeport, CT; Killed in the
Stall, Spin, and Crash at Bridgeport,
Fairfield County, Connecticut.
++++++++++
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, Michigan
Sunday, 29 March 1942
Page 5
EDWARD C. ARMSTRONG, JR.
Services for Lieut. Armstrong will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at the F.B. Hunter
Funeral Home, 13903 Terry. Burial
will be in Grand Lawn.
Lieut. Armstrong, born in Saginaw,
26 years ago, was killed Thursday
when his plane crashed near Bridgeport,
Connecticut. A graduate of Wayne
University, he completed his Army
Air Corps training two months ago,
when he received his commission.
He had lived most of his life in
Detroit.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward C. Armstrong, of 13983 Robson,
and two brothers, Carl, and Lloyd,
the latter, an Air Cadet.
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