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Lonnie R. Moore (13 July 1920 - 10 January 1956)〔 〕 was a U.S. military aviator who flew 54 combat missions in Martin B-26 Marauders during World War II, and whom became a double jet ace during the Korean War, downing ten MiG-15s and one probable while flying North American F-86 Sabres. He was killed in the crash of a new fighter type at Eglin AFB, Florida, at age 35. ==Biography== Lonnie Raymond Moore, was a native of Groesbeck and San Antonio, Texas, the son of Joseph Benjamin (J. B.) and Lillie Toten Moore of that city.〔 During World War II, Moore piloted B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the 596th Bomb Squadron (Medium), 397th Bomb Group (Medium), in the European Theatre of Operations, flying 54 missions, and being downed twice. In both cases, he evaded capture to return to duty.〔 On 2 December 1944, Moore and his crew bailed out of B-26G-5-MA, ''43-34290'', over Nogent sur Vernisson, France, after an engine caught fire.〔http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=December 1944 USAAF Overseas Accident Reports )〕 In the post-war era, he transitioned to fighter aircraft. As a captain, he was assigned to the Air Proving Ground Command at Eglin AFB, Florida, in 1951, where he served as a project officer during the Korean War, deploying TDY to Korea to perform a test under combat conditions with the 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in the modified F-86F-2 Sabre, upgunned with the M39 cannon. During the test mission he downed two MiG-15s with the new weapon.〔 〕 Remaining in Korea after the test was completed, he flew 100 combat missions, destroying ten MiGs, plus one probable.〔 On 30 April 1953, on his 54th mission, Moore was forced to bail out of disabled F-86F-2, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lonnie R. Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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