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Pre AVG: | After graduating from high school and attending Chicago Aeronautical University, Losonsky entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1939. While stationed at Selfridge Field, in May of 1941, he was intrigued by the opportunity for adventure that was offered by the AVG recruiters and soon found himself on a ship headed for Burma and China. | |||||
AVG Service: | Losonsky was assigned as a Crew Chief in the “Hell’s Angels” squadron where he generally was responsible for 3 to 4 aircraft at a time. In addition to these duties, he also was called upon to carry out memorable tasks such as delivering bombs via truck from Kunming to Paoshan, and salvaging parts from ill-fated P-40’s. On one such occasion, Losonsky was part of a salvage crew sent out to recover 4 wrecked Tomahawks. All four of the planes, led by Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, had made forced landings near the Indochina border. | |||||
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