The Search
for Lt. Estill
This website documents the excavation and recovery of the World War II crash site of my father’s P-38 Lightning. 1Lt Shannon E. Estill was shot down in what was then East Germany only weeks before the end of the war on Friday April 13, 1945. He was the last man killed from the 428th Fighter Squadron, the 474th Fighter Group of the 9th Air Force. This is the true measure of my devotion.
Der Spiegel’s Documentary Film
The Last Flight of Lieutenant Estill
Read about the documentary’s US premiere
Read Sharon Taylor’s intro to the film
Blog Posts
- 15/08/2010 Sharon Taylor’s intro to the film
- 15/08/2010 WWII Museum Premiere in New Orleans
- 07/07/2007 Sistahs
- 07/07/2007 A Rosette for Lt. Estill
- 07/07/2007 Television interview
Events and Speaking Engagements
August, 2011 474th Fighter Group Association Meeting
June 25, 2010 P38 National Association Membership Meeting
August 11, 2010 Film Screening and Presentation American premier of Spiegel’s The Last Flight of Lieutenant Estill
June 25, 2010 P38 National Association Membership Meeting
April 6-10, 2010 Association for Death Education and Counseling, 32nd Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
Dec 1-4, 2009 International Journal of Arts and Sciences conference keynote speaker in Gottenheim, Germany
Nov 7-10, 2009 American WW II Orphan’s Network national conference in Tucson, Arizona
Apr 15-18, 2009 Association for Death Education and Counseling Dallas, Texas
Author Sharon Taylor
Sharon Estill Taylor, Ph.D, has returned to Arizona after working as Professor of Social Work and Psychology, Chair of Women’s Studies,
and Director of First Year Experience at Saint Martin’s University near Seattle, to write and continue the quest for discovery.