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Richard Lee Olcott
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
39 FTR INTCP SQ 35 FTR INTCP GP
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Date of Death
October 6, 1951
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First Lieutenant Olcott was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On October 6, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed near Yongwon-ni, Korea. He was presumed dead on October 18, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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