325th Fg Part Deux

[Jack Cook]

1Lt Terry's P-51B

1Lt Newell's P-51D

1Lt RD Newell

1Lt Carl Morey in ''Apache''

Maj Smith after adding a ME-109 to 2 Zeros

Capt Bill Adamson KIA

Grant Smith & RD Newell

Bill Aron had a close call. Sadly the 2nd time he wasn't so lucky.

Russia 1944

AS Hall who's P-51D #60 still flies with John Anderson

1Lt Noe

Frank Gaunt-8 kills, Grant Smith-3 kills & Mack Bunderson-2 kills all had previously served in the 44th FS at Guadalcanal.
Bunderson badly wounded in a P-39 vs Zero encounter was the sqd adj.

Tower at Mondolfo, Italy

Smitty has a beer after his 109 kill

[Jerry O'Neill]

Checkertails Rule!
you Da Man Jack!
Thanks.

[John Dupre]

Major Smith is sporting some stylish footwear!

[Hal B]

Major Smith is sporting some stylish footwear!

Yeah, lots of great detail in those shots, Thanks Jack!

[mustangdriver]

Hey Jack, do you have any pictures of Shimy IV?

[Ken]

Regarding Aron not being so lucky the second time - It's aircrew superstition among some to never to be photographed alongside battle damage. Sadly, I've seen a number of photos over the years, just like that, where the caption tells that the subject eventually didn't survive.

Thankfully I've never had any holes that I knew about but I do remember a photo that hung for some time of a C-130 pilot with a shattered swing window after being hit on the ramp in Sarajevo ... wonder what happened to that guy?

Ken

[Holedigger]

Hmmmm, perhaps that's why the FAA was trying to keep the wraps on bird strikes....don't want to jinx the planes! Very scientific!!!
On a tour of the local NOAA hangar, we noticed that one of the AC had a couple bird silhouette stickers on it. The NOAA crewman taking us on the tour told us they were for bird-strikes!!

[Django]

outstanding photos Jack! Can't wait for Part Trois.