'Ace' Mounts ...

[Mark Allen M]

For Jack Cook, Hey pal, who is this ace? I can't make out the name ... I'm usually good at figuring this stuff out but I'm stumped ...

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[whistlingdeath77]

It's lt. Phil Delong

[Mark Allen M]

While we're at it ...


Interesting McCampbell mount. No 'Minsi' on the side and no guns ??? Doesn't even look like him


???

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[Dan K]

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/24 ... -83-Forums

[Mark Allen M]

Nice job!!! ... since others want to join in I'll change the title of the thread and add more "ace mounts"


Easy one's


Lt Co David McCampbell 34 Kill ace with CAG 15 USS Essex


F6F-3 Hellcat from VF-9 flying in WestPac The pilot was Gene Valencia 1944


F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 pictured at the squadron base in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands in 1944. The pilot is LTJG Ira Kepford 1944

[Mark Allen M]

And here's some of the U.S. Navy "ace mountees" .... not enough of these guys were made during the war IMO. My dad flew with Stimpson and Smith. Source NMNA archives. I'll post more if you like these photos. I would guess you dudes who like to collect autographs would love to have had these originals signed for you by these aces.


Charles R. Stimpson VF-11 Sundowners USS Hornet 1945 16 kills


Willard E. Eder VF-3 VF-2 VGF-29 VF-29 19 kills


Alfred G. Bolduc VBF-12 5 kills


Francis H. Fleming VF-16 8 kills


Dwight B. Galt, Jr VF-31 5 kills


Al Mencin VF-31 6 kills


Alexander Vraciu VF-6 and VF-16 19 kills


Cdr David McCampbell CAG 15 USS Essex 34 kills


Donald J. McKinley VF-25 5 kills


Elvin L. Lindsay VF-19 8 kills


Hugh T. Winters VF-9 VF-19 8 kills


Nicholas J. Smith, III VF-13 7 kills


Richard H. May VF-32 6 kills


Robert P. Fash VF-50 VF-15 6.5 kills


Roger Conant VF-6 VBF-17 7 kills


Tom Blackburn VF-17 11 kills


William E. Davis, III VF-18 8 kills

[tom d. friedman]

1st, I always wondered if there was any difference in Japanese kill markings rising sun vs meatball, or are they just 1 in the same?? as to the swastika w/ the duckie....... what's the significance of that?? never saw anything like it before.

[Baldeagle]

Vichy French from "Torch"?



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[whistlingdeath77]

Possibly earlier in the war they were painted on with the whatever material they had. Then I think they went to a type of sticker. Just guessing here so any info would be great