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Actung Spitfire!

Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:27 pm

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P/O Harold "Flash" Pederson Corvallis, OR 165 Squadron KIA 2-43
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P/O Barry Mahon 121 Eagle Squadron
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Major "Stick" Thorsen CO 30th FS Castel Volturno, Italy 1944
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Sgt Popek PAF 5 kills

Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:38 am

Wouldn't that be "Achtung Spitfeuer"?

Great photos, as usual, jack!

Re: Actung Spitfire!

Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:05 am

Jack Cook wrote:Major "Stick" Thorsen CO 30th FS Castel Volturno, Italy 1944


make that 308th FS.... 31st FG

after converting from Spits to Mustangs, his assigned a/c carried the nickname "Nightshade" [P-51B] and "Nightshade II" [P-51D] (nightshade = poisonous plant "atropa belladonna")

Martin
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