44-19713 Miss Pussy IV
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
Pilot: Val Beaudrault
Corrected block #
Object Number - UPL 46521 - P-47D-28-RE #44-19713 "Miss Pussy IV" Code: D5-B 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF Pilot: Val Beaudrault
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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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Shot down ME 262 |
near Dusseldorf, Germany | 2 October 1944 | While flying this a/c Val Beaudrault shot down an ME 262 on this date. It is recognized as the first victory over a German jet by a 9th AF pilot. |
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Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland
page 259
