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Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr
| Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr Robert Karr was born on January 11, 1924, in Waterloo, Iowa. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on July 31, 1942, and entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Forces on February 8, 1943, receiving his commission as a 2d Lt and pilot wings at Spence Field, Georgia, on November 3, 1943. After completing P-47 Thunderbolt training and serving with the 536th Fighter Squadron of the 87th Fighter Group, Lt Karr was assigned as a P-51C Mustang pilot with the 5th Fighter Squadron of the 52nd Fighter Group in North Africa and Italy from May 1944 to June 1945. Operating out of Madna Airfield in Italy, he got his first victory when he downed an Me109 near Udine on 9th June, adding two more a few weeks later. On 17th July, leading a flight of P51Ds, he shot down three more Me109s in a day near Blata, Poland. A P51 Ace with 6 victories plus 2 more damaged in the air to his credit, he retired from the service in 1976. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Robert A Karr - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Known Victory Claims - Robert A Karr | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 09/06/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Udine | Western Front | |
| 30/06/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Western Front | ||
| 30/06/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Western Front | ||
| 17/07/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Blata | Western Front | |
| 17/07/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Blata | Western Front | |
| 17/07/1944 | Robert A Karr | 52nd Fighter Group | 5th Fighter Squadron | Me109 | Blata | Western Front |
Known Claims : 6
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