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Re: 1st FG mission reports, 1944
Dear Chris,
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed! About a quarter of a century ago I interviewed many 15 AAF veterans about their, or their comrades' missions and planes, incl. their plane markings. I think it was a unique survey, many pilots (from 1 FG, 332 'Tuskegee' FG, etc.), but especially Donald A. Luttrell (15 AAF, 14 FG, 49 FS) had amazing AC lists for their missions, for example on November 26, 1944:
Pilot: P-38J/L boom/nose #s:
Hughes #35
Nance #36
Slatkow #37
Utermahlen #42
Baird #48
Goffena #51
Bowling #56
De Martine #60
Nerney #131
Edwards #132
Fried #135
Bryant #137
Hauser #138
Although Don Luttrell was initially assigned P-38J #43, occasionally he also flew 1Lt Philip Melvin Goldstein's famous #47 (JEWBOY). Later I could add many of the appropriate serials and nicknames to their planes.
Cheers,
Gabor
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