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1LT Albert Kulis

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1LT Albert Kulis

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
16 Nov 1964 (aged 42)
Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Airplane crash. Body never recovered. Add to Map
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Albert was a commercial airline pilot for Cordova Airlines in Alaska. He held the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Alaska Air National Guard and flew fighter jets.
During a training flight on 14 November 1954, a formation of three F-80Cs led by Lt. Kulis passed in formation over the Goose Bay area, on the west side of Knik Arm. His wing man watched as Lt. Kulis' fighter went into a steep, diving turn and vanished into a cloud bank. Two weeks later, wreckage belonging to the jet was found in the mud at Goose Bay, but sank before it could be recovered.
Kulis Air National Guard Base in Anchorage Alaska is named in honor of Lt. Kulis.
Albert was a commercial airline pilot for Cordova Airlines in Alaska. He held the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Alaska Air National Guard and flew fighter jets.
During a training flight on 14 November 1954, a formation of three F-80Cs led by Lt. Kulis passed in formation over the Goose Bay area, on the west side of Knik Arm. His wing man watched as Lt. Kulis' fighter went into a steep, diving turn and vanished into a cloud bank. Two weeks later, wreckage belonging to the jet was found in the mud at Goose Bay, but sank before it could be recovered.
Kulis Air National Guard Base in Anchorage Alaska is named in honor of Lt. Kulis.


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