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Unknown P-38 Greats.............

Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:19 pm

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Capt Jim Shubin 339th FS after downing 5 Zeros on June 16, 1943.
He's using 2 spent 20mm casing to make a 'V' for victory!
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Capt "Jump" O'Neill 9th FS 49th FG
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Major Jim Watkins 9th FS 49th FG
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Lt Ward Kruenzel 82nd FG 1943 KIA 479th FG 1944
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Lt Paul Wilkins 14th FG
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Lt Larry Liebers 82nd FG 1943
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Lt Ed Giller 343rd FS 55th Fg with the first "Millie G"
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Lt "Cactus Jack" Yelton 55th FS 20th FG MIA/POW
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Major Hampton Boggs 459th FS Bruma 1944

Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:56 pm

Great pics Jack!
I wonder if I'm related to "Jump" O'Neill? :)

That fourth photo looks like an OSHA "before" example! :lol:
Jerry

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Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:03 pm

Nothing like standing on a drum of fuel and a case of ammo to work on those machine guns :shock: :? :idea:

Re: ????

Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:38 pm

Jack Cook wrote:Nothing like standing on a drum of fuel and a case of ammo to work on those machine guns :shock: :? :idea:


Can you put a step ladder on that? :shock: :lol: :wink: Necessity is the mother of invention. I have a video (thank you Zenos) of the field assembly of a P47 that shows it only takes 50 men to carry the wing to the fuselage to bolt it on... :shock:

Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:50 am

Jim Watkins?!?

I wonder if this is the same Jim Watkins that flew SR-71's?
I met this gentleman when I was in high school, he was in my dad's sunday school class...neat guy..he has to be 90 by now...
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Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:26 pm

That's Lt Ward Kruenzel

Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:09 am

oops...
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