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Captain George Hrico, Captain Evan M "Johnny" Johnson, Major Archie A Tower and Lieutenant Richard E Krauss of the 339th Fighter Group in front of a P-51 Mustang (6N-W, serial number 44-14705) nicknamed "Boomerang". Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt Hrico, Johnson, Tower & Krauss, 505 FS, Archie Tower.'
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Captain George Hrico, Captain Evan M "Johnny" Johnson, Major Archie A Tower and Lieutenant Richard E Krauss of the 339th Fighter Group in front of a P-51 Mustang (6N-W, serial number 44-14705) nicknamed "Boomerang", assigned to Lieutenant Dick Thieme. Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt Hrico, Johnson, Tower & Krauss, 505 FS, Archie Tower.'

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Captain George Hrico and Lieutenant Boyd O Jackson of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang. Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt George Hrici and Lt Boyd O Jackson.'

George J Hrico

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797678
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Captain George Hrico, Captain Evan M "Johnny" Johnson, Major Archie A Tower and Lieutenant Richard E Krauss of the 339th Fighter Group in front of a P-51 Mustang (6N-W, serial number 44-14705) nicknamed "Boomerang". Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt Hrico, Johnson, Tower & Krauss, 505 FS, Archie Tower.'

Richard E Krauss

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-722114
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Richard G Thieme

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
A P-51 Mustangs (6N-D, serial number 44-72098) and (6N-D, serial number 44-73074) nicknamed "Lucky Boy" of the 339th Fighter Group. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N:D 472098, 473074.'

Archie A Tower

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798180
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 339th Fighter Group work on a P-51 Mustang (6N-W, serial number 44-14705) nicknamed "Boomerang" inside a blister hangar. Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Boomerang 6N:W in blister, LT R Thieme a/c.'

44-14705

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Eileen, Boomerang!
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

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Updated a/c information.

Date:
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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection