Louis Cordes

[CJE]

Thanks, Tom.
Most helpful.

Chris

[keith A]

Also Lt PDC Street FAA. a Martlet and Hellcat pilot with 806, 882 and 1839. One victory against Italian, German and Japanese bombers

regards

Keith

[BruceMk11]

Tom: although plenty of secondary accounts indicate otherwise, there doesn't seem to be any record in primary sources that John Jackson was credited with a victory in air-to-air combat during his leadership of 75 Sqn at Moresby.

[Tom Semenza]

You are right, Bruce. The claim appears to be apocryphal. Although it is listed in Aces High there is no mention of such a claim in the 75 Sqn. ORB. Curiously although listed in the appendix of RAAF claims in Mark Johnston's Whispering Death, there is no mention of any such claim in the narrative of Jackson's death.

Cheers,
Tom

[Frank Olynyk]

I just realized that I left Levi Chase out of the list of American aces with victories against German, Italian, and Japanese aircraft.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[RSwank]

A little on Levi Chase here:
https://homevillemuseum.files.wordpr...hard-chase.pdf

This write-up includes a bigger version of the Robert Capa photo and further links at the bottom of the page.

https://sites.google.com/site/thefightingcommanderlrc/

[mars]

Originally Posted by DavidIsby

The C-47 story appears to have its source in the 317th Troop Carrier Group's historical narrative, on 16mm microfilm at the US National Archives and the USAF HRA at Maxwell AFB.

However, while multiple sources (including the Braugher website) identify C-47A 43-30761 (msn 13912) as the aircraft involved, Jennifer Gradige's The First Seventy Years v.2 shows no such serial number while the airplane with that man never went overseas.

The C-47A in question was "X-23" of the 39th Troop Carrier Squadron. Its serial number appears uncertain.

Appearntly his girlfriend was aboard on that C-47A, these two got married later

http://acesofww2.com/USA/aces/curdes/