A-20G Havoc "Perk's Pet", 388th BS, 312th BG, 1945
 

Hi,

What would be the name of the pilot and gunner of the A-20G-45 Havoc 43-22165 "Perk's Pet", of the 388th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, Philippines, Summer 1945?

https://live.staticflickr.com/8188/8...a5cb9cdf_o.jpg

Thank you!
Franklin

Re: A-20G Havoc "Perk's Pet", 388th BS, 312th BG, 1945
 

Pilot who renamed A-20G-45 #43-22165 [tail letter 'T'] as "Perk's Pet" was 1st Lt. George D. Perkins
Crew Chief was T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Ickes
Nothing on the gunner at this time.

Bomber was flown on 140+ combat missions

Rampage of the Roarin' 20's
Lawrence J. Hickey, Michael J. Claringbould and Michael H. Levy (IHRA 2009)
pages 312, 314, 321 & 362

https://irandpcorp.com/products/312bg/

Re: A-20G Havoc "Perk's Pet", 388th BS, 312th BG, 1945
 

Thank you, Edward.

I’ll need to buy this book.

Is there any indication of the location of the photo? Maybe Floridablanca Airfield?

Re: A-20G Havoc "Perk's Pet", 388th BS, 312th BG, 1945
 

It's a great book. Hundreds of b&w and color photos as well as color profiles of 312th BG A-20's.

Your photo appears on page 321. The date of the picture is July 12, 1945.
Everyone is id'd in the photo caption.

Almost certainly taken at Floridablanca.