Warbird Information Exchange

Didn't Curdes shoot and cripple a C-47 that was heading the wrong way forcing it to land before it got to enemy territory? And did his Crew Chief tell him 'ever ting otay spanky'

Don't know where, but would assume either Africa or Italy, but POOPSIE is a chow hound, a weary stripped out and used on crew R&R missions/'grocery' trips, the 345th famous TONDELEO became CHOW HOUND when her combat days were over.

Harriet L. is an F-5 photo recon version of the P-38 so those are camera mission markers.
Same story with the F9F-2P.

The elephants on the pig boat are most likely sucessful DUMBO rescue missions.

Don't know who the little cutie is relaxing on the supervisors desk (she really was cute!), but it's an interesting insight into how the paperwork went down the line with the airplane until it rolled out the door without having to bundle up and move the ships paperwork every hour or so. When the airplane went out the door, more than likely the desk/cart was rolled back to the far end of the line for the next one coming.

Frank Danovski must have been a heck of a shot to get 13 kills with a covered windscreen and canopy, and Red Green would be very proud of all the duct tape. 'keep your stick on the ice'

There are many directions we could go in a conversation on this subject and very interesting indeed.

And with your infinite wisdom I couldn't hold a candle to your narration of the story.