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Jack Cook
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Frank Gaunt and Norm McDonald in the 325th FG's B-25D heading out for a ''booze run'' :shock:
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Capt Harry Parker the day before he was KIA :(
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Maj Grant Smith & Capt Harry Parker by #57
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Harry & Jerry
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Grant Smith leading Raymond, Toner & Johnson
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Parker's #57
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Parker & #57. Check out the camera set up 8)
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Maj Norm McDonald's #66 ''Shu Shu'/'Chuck-O"
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325th FG pilots on the USS Ranger 1942 Bob Baseler top left

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Thanks Jack! :D :D :D

More MTO pics, Please :!:

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Holy crap...Was Baseler really that big or is that a trick of the camera?

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He was 6-3 I believe. A tall drink of water 8)
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Love the Checkertail stuff Jack!
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My Uncle was a pilot in the 325th. Unfortunately, KIA on 9.15.44 flying a mission over Athens, Greece.
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Was "Funnyface" also Parker's aircraft or just a convenient back drop when the pic was taken? Are "Funnyface" and "57" the same plane? Don't see the name on other pics of "57".

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John Dupre wrote:
Was "Funnyface" also Parker's aircraft or just a convenient back drop when the pic was taken? Are "Funnyface" and "57" the same plane? Don't see the name on other pics of "57".

"Funnyface" is a P-51B ,small panel behind the
exhaust pipes was on the "B" model only.
Might be an earlier P-51 of his or as you said
a convenient back drop when the pic was taken.
Thanks for posting Jack.
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This is P-51B-5 s/n 43-6861 #68'' Funnyface'' flown Lt "Okie" Rau.

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That is awesome that they had a B-25 as a run around aircraft.

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Fantastic! 8) 8)

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Jack Cook wrote:
He was 6-3 I believe. A tall drink of water 8)
Very nice man and modest concerning his achievements!


OK...That calls for another "Holy Crap" :shock: Was everyone else in the photo 5'2" and smaller. I know they weren't very big back then, but they can't all have been so short.

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Hey jack do you have any more picures of the p-40's from the 325th?
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Mudge wrote:
Jack Cook wrote:
He was 6-3 I believe. A tall drink of water 8)
Very nice man and modest concerning his achievements!


OK...That calls for another "Holy Crap" :shock: Was everyone else in the photo 5'2" and smaller. I know they weren't very big back then, but they can't all have been so short.

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I think the first couple of rows are platforms :wink:
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