Captain Lonnie R. Moore
It was the April of 1953 and the Ace’s
voice was clear and strong as it rang out over the radio. “Billie” had
been hit and she was going down into the freezing Yalu River located at
the border of North Korea and China.
The Ace bailed out of the jet and had but a few minutes of survival in
the frozen Yalu. The rescue team, with only minutes to spare, plucked
the 33rd Jet Ace from the icy waters.
source:
This extract is
reproduced with the kind permission of Joyce Fuller
CAPTAIN LONNIE MOORE, 10 JET ACE - THE STORY OF A CHIEF
AND HIS DANCER
by
Joyce C. Fuller, Esq. © 2005
"Billie" Moore via Steve Moore
Captain Lonnie R. Moore standing in his F-86F Sabre named after his wife "Billie"
Most extracts and photographs used in this Biography were provided thanks to the generosity of Steve Moore about his father Lonnie Moore USAF and from the collection of his mother Mrs. "Billie" Moore
Steve would appreciate anyone who knew his father in at any time to please contact him via email at
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On January 10, 1956, Major Lonnie R. Moore, a Korean War ace with 10 kills to his credit, was killed in a F-101A pitch-up mishap at Eglin AFB, Florida.
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