42-26462 Screamin Weemie

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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

Louis T Houck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander

Places

Azeville

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer

Beaulieu

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Beaulieu

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 18 November 1944

Revisions

Date18 Dec 2020 01:15:11
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, unit associations and place associations
Sources

"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump, and Sutherland
page 245

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:19
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 10575 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database