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Jack Cook
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Just a couple....................
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P-51B flown by Capt Sully Varnell 52nd FG MTO
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Capt Bob Mahoney 38th FS 55th FG after hitting a telephone pole while straffing.
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Capt Waggoner & Cundy both aces of the 353rd FG. Waggoner also flew 100 F-51 missions in Korea while Cundy
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Lt Chuck Gumm & crew 355th FS. Gummwas the 1st ace of the 354th FG but was killed keeping his disabled Mustang
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Lt Dick Penrose's 339th FG P-51D. He also flew 115 F-51 missions in the 39th FIS in Korea.
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Capt Phil Petit 339th FG 1944
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Lt Randy Reeves in his P-51C 311th FG China 1945.
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P-51B 23rd FG China 1944.
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Gentile's P-51B after his famous f*cked up fly-by.

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Jack, my understanding was that after Gentile's 51 was picked over the remains were pushed into a pond just off the field. Anyone ever looked for it ?
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Jack, thank you, thank you, thank you......

Check 6,

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Jack,

May I use your data and pictures to up date my www.warbird-central.com website?

All info and photos would be credited to you of course.

Thanks,!
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May I use your data and pictures to up date my www.warbird-central.com website?

Sure, and thanks for asking!

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is there astory behind "Gentile's P-51B after his famous f*cked up fly-by"? and someone please explain why two blades are bent foward and two bent Back?
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Jack

even though I also own hundreds of original P-51 photos, your collection always yields new material - thank you big time for sharing these treasures - I will follow your example and post some scans in this thread later tonight.

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Jack, done good again! :D Thanks for posting the pics.
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You wouldn't by chance have any photographs of "PUNKIE" P-51C 42-106886, 5Q - O, 8th AF, 339 FG, 504 FS, would you? Flown by 1/LT. Robert Blizzard. Forced landed on or about 11 Jan 1945 due to Fuel starvation. The only one of her I can find is the one below. I'm really wanting to model this aircraft but I need some different views of her. Thanks for any help

USAAF photo from Web-birds.com

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