38th Fighter Squadron

 

'Big Bitch' CG-Q (Maj. Donald E Penn)

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'Lucky Irish' flown by Cunnick

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'Missouri Banshee' CG-I (Lt. John W Kavanaugh)

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'New Arrival' CG-U (Lt. Clifford C Sherman)

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'Little Rebel'

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Griswald's 'Queenie' (Amoss?)

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Cunnick flying a Red Cross girl around

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'Miss Boomerang Margie' CG-N

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'Nina' (Francis M Matney)

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38th FS P38's

USAF Museum photo

38th FS P38's taxiing

USAF Museum photo

38th FS P38's Taxiing dated 15-10-43

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Crashed 38th FS P38

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38th FS P38

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'Tennessee Belle' CG-N (Capt. McCauley Clark)

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Lt. David D Elliot and 'Skipper' (CG-K) Lost in this a/c 10 Aug 44 - Evaded

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Droopsnoot 'Fubar' with pilot Capt. Lester "Buck" Earls and bombardier Stroud

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Gen Kepner, Col James, LtCol Jenkins, Maj Webb, Maj Joel and Capt Busching

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LtCol. Kelly, McGinn, Crowell & Landers

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38th Squadron briefing

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38th FS Ops

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Millard Anderson

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Don Penn checks out the near miss on Millard Anderson

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Capt. Merle E Blanchard

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Capt. Carl E Breathwitt and crew with 'Claudia' (CG-?)

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Burlson and crew with Arkansas Traveler

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 Lt. Alfred E Carr Jr. 'Little Joe' CG-C (Named after his son. Lost in this a/c 20 Feb 45 - POW )

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Lt. Billy Clemmons CG-U

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Lt. Billy Clemmons CG-U

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Capt. Merle M Coons and 'Worry Bird' (CG-C)

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A.M. Cox

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Derrel Cramer

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John Cunnick

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John Cunnick

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John Cunnick is congratulated by Clemmons on Cunnick's Me-262 kill

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Capt. Peter Dempsey (Lost 7 Oct 44 - POW)

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Lt. William C Florentine Jr., MIA on 11-11-43, POW 2-06-44

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Joe Gannett

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Maj. Samuel C 'Sam' Gevorkian

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Lt. Vernon B Greenmayre and 'Margie Dwaine' (CG-?)

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Jackson and 'Judy Jr.'

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Janoski

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John Kestor

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Lt. Albert M Koenig and crew chief

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Lt. Albert M Koenig  'One Musthang' CG-T

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'One Mustang'

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Lawrence Leonard points out the extra ventilation provided by enemy aircraft

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Harold Melby

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Pete Morrow

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'My Gal Sal' - Morrow and crew

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Maj. Chester A 'Chet' Patterson

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Riem and Harold Melby

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Rutley and crew

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Maj. Mark K Shipman and 'Skylark IV' (CG-S)

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Maj. Mark K Shipman

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Capt. Richard S 'Dick' Simpson's P-38 (CG-W): fuel leak into the supercharger caused a fire and the aborted take-off

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Lt. Arthur L Thorsen and crew -  'Six Gun Pete' CG-I

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Tinto is alive in there...

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