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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Welch_(pilot)George Welch (pilot) - Wikipedia

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   George Welch (pilot) George Schwartz Welch (May 10, 1918 – October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. Welch is best known for having been one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on ...

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3. www.history.com › news › heroes-of-pearl-harborHeroes of Pearl Harbor: George Welch and Kenneth Taylor

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   Nov 28, 2016 · December 6, 1941, was a Saturday. Taylor, a 21-year-old from Oklahoma, and the 23-year-old Welch, of Wilmington, Delaware, spent the evening at a dance held at the officers’ club at Wheeler ...

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4. militaryhallofhonor.com › honoree-recordMAJ George Schwartz Welch - Military Hall of Honor

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   Welch flew 3 combat tours (a total of 348 combat missions with 16 confirmed aerial victories, all achieved in multiples, making him a Triple Ace) before malaria caused his retirement from the war. George Welch was the first American Army Air Forces pilot to shoot down a Japanese airplane in the Pacific. Mach 1 Claim

5. www.delawareonline.com › story › newsDec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor: Pilot George Welch ...

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   Dec 7, 2018 · The first bombs rocked the USS Maryland minutes after Orville Montgomery finished breakfast aboard the huge battleship on Dec. 7, 1941. A few miles away, Lt. George Welch and his friend Lt. Ken ...

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   Jan 23, 2018 · In 1944, he resigned his commission to become a test pilot for some of America’s newly evolving jet aircraft. While instructing and training American pilots on these new aircraft in the Korean War, it was reported that Welch scored several MiG kills in direct disobedience to orders while “supervising” his students.

7. www.historynet.com › george-welch-proved-himselfGeorge Welch Proved Himself During the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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   Feb 26, 2020 · After all, George Welch, taking to the air over Hawaii even as the attack was underway, generally is credited with the first air-to-air kill of World War II by an American fighting the Japanese. He did so just moments before Kenneth Taylor, his friend and companion fighter pilot of the 47th Pursuit Squadron, also knocked down an attacking ...

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   What aircraft did George Welch fly?

   • Remarkably too he scored his victories in three different U.S. fighters—the P-40, P-39 and Lockheed P-38. After the war, George Welch flew some of the nation’s first jet fighters as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He was killed in October 1954 while testing a North American F-100 Super Sabre.

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   Who was George Schwartz Welch?

   • George Schwartz Welch (May 10, 1918 – October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war.

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   What did John Welch do after WW2?

   • After the war, he remained in the service and became an officer in the newly formed United States Air Force. He retired at the rank of Colonel. Welch’s story would be a little more tragic. In 1944, he resigned his commission to become a test pilot for some of America’s newly evolving jet aircraft.

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   Did George Welch kill the Japanese?

   • After all, George Welch, taking to the air over Hawaii even as the attack was underway, generally is credited with the first air-to-air kill of World War II by an American fighting the Japanese.

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9. www.thisdayinaviation.com › tag › george-welchGeorge Welch | This Day in Aviation

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   May 25, 2024 · George Welch had been recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions as a P-40 Warhawk fighter pilot in Hawaii, December 7, 1941. He was killed while testing a North American Aviation F-100A Super Sabre, 12 October 1954. Test pilot George S. Welch with a North American Aviation F-86 Sabre. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives)