Arthur Lee LOWERY

"Ott"

Source : PELLOUAIS Jean-François

7 mars 1917 Richmond, Richmond City, VIRGINIA

Single

Source : ETVMA

P-51 Mustang - type C-7 - s/n 42-103346 D7*W

Macr : 6105

Mission: Patrol on the Pas-de-Calais
Take-off station 378

Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire UK - Crash observed by 2nd Lt Charles E Shake
Unknown - Aircraft strikes ground with nose and wing

Explodes and burns instantly - 12h15

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of  St André N°3572

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

1st Lt Arthur “Ott” L. Lowery was the pilot of aircraft P-51C-7 with serial number 42-103346. He was on an area patrol mission to the Pas De Calais area.

Statement from 2nd Lt Charles E. Shake, Air Corps:

“On 22 June, 1944 at approximately 1215 hours, I was flying Lt. Arthur L. Lowery´s wing in Red four position. After we completed sweeping the area we went down to strafe a locomotive. I assumed a position behind and slightly one side of Lt. Lowery. As we went in on the locomotive, I noticed a lot of wire and lines. It is my opinion that he hit some of the wires. I was fairly low to them but he was still lower than I. His airplane rolled very slowly to the right, and when in a position of about 90 degrees bank, it struck the ground on the nose and right wing. The plane exploded and burned instantly.”

Arthur “Ott”Lowery was initially buried at Saint-André-Cemetery at Évreux, France and re-buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France; Plot A, Row 1, Grave 32.

Source : ETVMA