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Milton F Glessner Jr

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media-12813.jpeg UPL 12813 Lt. Charles R "Chuck" Willis. 375th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13579 E2-T_ (note bar over the T) "Vicky Belle". Others in flight are Maj. Milton F Glessner Jr's 44-14085 E2-G, Lt. Robert J Farney's 44-14827 E2-V "Croghan Cruiser" (L) "Waverley Democrat" (R). E2-S at present unidentified.

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Object Number - UPL 12813 - Lt. Charles R "Chuck" Willis. 375th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13579 E2-T_ (note bar over the T) "Vicky Belle". Others in flight are Maj. Milton F...

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The insignia of the 361st Fighter Group.

361st Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-51 Mustang (B7-H_, serial number 44-13704) nicknamed "Ferocious Frankie" after the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace E. Hopkins, of the 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group.

374th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-51 Mustang (E2-A, serial number 44-13568) nicknamed "Sky Bouncer" of the 361st Fighter Group flies over the countryside. Image stamped multiple times on reverse: "Official Photograph US Army Air Forces", "For Personal Use Only" and "Passed by US Army Examiner, 10143." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51 D, 361 FG (USAAF).'

375th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Headquarters (361st Fighter Group)

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:17

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 12813 - Lt. Charles R "Chuck" Willis. 375th Fighter...