UPL 30092
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1st Lt Jack W Pierce points to the nose art of P-47 42-26298 'Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings' while 2nd Lt Darrell E McMahon looks on. - Pierce underlining how close McMahon came to being behind bars on a prior mission, when Pierce overflew several flak emplacements to draw their fire away from McMahon's damaged fighter. 42-26298 'Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings' was assigned to Lt Albert A Knafelz.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-495556
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings / Button Nose
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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