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Wayne L Coleman Died : 1 / 1 / 2018

Captain Wayne L Coleman (deceased) Joining the service in January 1943, Wayne Coleman was posted to the 82nd Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford, near Cambridge in July 1944. He flew the first of his 75 combat missions a few days later on August 2nd in P-47s, dive-bombing and strafing in support of the Normandy invasion before converting to P-51s at the end of the year. Wayne shot down three Fw190s in a single mission and later on 31st March 1945, an Me262 jet. He flew continuously until the end of the war. He died on 1st January 2018.

Items Signed by Captain Wayne L Coleman (deceased)

Clipped Signature - Wayne L Coleman. Price : £40.00

Flying with the 82nd Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group from England from July 1944, he initially flew the P-47 Thunderbolt in the ground attack role in Normandy before converting to the P-51 Mustang in 1945. On one of his 75 combat missions......