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Crippled P-38 picture
Hi all:
I am putting together pictures for a new slide presentation called "On a wing and a prayer". As the name implies, this is about shot-up or crippled aircraft which made it home, 1939-date. In an old (1964) book The War In The Air by Maj Gene Gurney, USAF, on p 209 is a picture of a 7th AF P-38 "During a strike on a Japanese-held island" limping off target with the port engine feathered and the spinner missing, and a large hole in the starboard wing. I have seen the same photo elsewhere, but nowhere does anyone elaborate on the identy of the aircraft or the pilot. Can anyone help to identify the circumstances behind this picture ? TIA for any assistance rendered. Regards, BC |
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Re: Crippled P-38 picture
Lt Fred Erbe (sp) 318th FG hit over Iwo Jima but returned to Saipan.
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Re: Crippled P-38 picture
Jack:
Many thanks for the info, much obliged. Regards, BC |
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