Date of birth:

June 23rd, 1920 (Rexroat/Oklahoma, United States of America)

Date of death:

September 12th, 1989 (Hood/Texas, United States of America)

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

John Landers attended flight school at the Ryan School of Aeronautics in San Diego, California and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAAF and received his wings on 12th December 1941 - just two days after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour.
Landers served with the 49th Pursuit Group, 9th Fighter Squadron in the Pacific Theatre, achieving 6 credited victories against the Japanese. He evaded capture in December 1942 after being shot down and bailing out of his fighter plane near Dobodura, New Guinea.
After a period as a flight instructor in the United States, he joined the 55th Fighter Group.
Landers finished the war with 14.5 victories, plus 20 ground victories.
After retirement he worked in civilian construction

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• - SIMS, EDWARD H., American Aces, Publishers New York, 1958.
  - American Aces - In Great Fighter Battles of WWII, E.H. Sims - Hood County Genealogical Society
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