Thomas Manjak
Military
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Object Number - UPL 28605 - 1Lt Tom Manjak 365th FG
Flight leader 386th FS 94 missions 2 air kills.
Flew in Korean War F-51D Mustangs 57 missions 1 probable kill shot down and badly wounded but rescued on April 2, 1951.
P-47D s/n 44-19734 D5+N "Short Arm"
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Short Arm
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
