42-26386 Sally Flat Foot III/The Worry Bird
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Units served with
![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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Beaulieu
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Obbicht, Netherlands | 18 September 1944 | Crashed with 2LT Jesse Roundtree, KIA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to nicknames, markings, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - pages 63, 249
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/50091
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
MACR 9106 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database