[aaatripp]

Thanks, Frank. I did not have the time or the mission location....thanks for adding that information. As for my dating of the two photos which Bud sent home to family of his B-model (with 6 kills) and his D-model (with 11 kills), I'll hold with the same dates but will discard the thought of having been taken between missions. It looks like the multiple kills on those two days came within close proximity of each other.

As to why a photo would be taken when another iron cross was about to be painted on the a/c....I have no answer. It defies logic....and it occurred twice....any educated guesses out there?

Tripp