43-28431 Happy Jack's Go Buggy

Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy". media-377007.jpg FRE 1439 Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy". Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 1439 - Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members...

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Richard Edgar Burgess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Jack M Ilfrey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 1st Fighter Group 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron 94th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-431223
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander

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Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, CO of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base, July 1944. He stands beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".

Object number: FRE 105 - Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, CO of the 79th Fighter...

Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".

Object number: FRE 1439 - Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th...