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42-27212

media-46366.jpeg UPL 46366 P-47D-27-RE #42-27212 Code: C4-E
365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 46366 - P-47D-27-RE #42-27212 Code: C4-E 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF

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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

365th Fighter Group

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

Captain Zell Smith Jr. of the 365th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Image via DK Beaumeister, via Zell Smith.

388th Fighter Squadron

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

Places

Chievres

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Chièvres Air Base

Ground personnel of the 474th Fighter Group inspect a P-38 Lightning that has crash landed on its nose.

Florennes / Juzaine

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Florennes / Juxaine

Revisions

Date17 Dec 2020 23:18:48

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, unit associations and place associations

Sources

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p47_4.html
365FG FB Page

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