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media-14423.jpeg UPL 14423 3 September 1944 - Captain Donald R. Emerson, in his P-51D Mustang with 'Donald Duck' emblem, uses 30 degrees of flap while staying with 390th Bomb Group Flying Fortresses.

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Object Number - UPL 14423 - 3 September 1944 - Captain Donald R. Emerson, in his P-51D Mustang with 'Donald Duck' emblem, uses 30 degrees of flap while staying with 390th Bomb...

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled Out Engine Failure 3/4miles East of Fordham, pilot Lt Gilbert L Kesler RTD, 18-Mar-45.

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At Debden, Lt. Donald R. Emerson of the 4th Fighter Group holds the rabbit's foot talisman, which he wears on a chain around his neck. Passed for publication 11 April 1944. Printed caption attached to print: 'D.R. Emerson (N. Dakota) flys with a rabbit's foot talisman, a gift from a New York girl friend.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-813134
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Service Numbers: T-190743 / O-2045172 / AO33198
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-714437
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Fordham, Cambridgeshire, UK 18 March 1945 Baled Out Engine Failure 3/4miles East of Fordham Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Gilbert L Kesler, 18-Mar-45. 336FS 4FG 8AF.

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Personal research & @eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer.

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