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P-47D-11-RE #42-75459 "Black Magic" Code C4-X 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF

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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

365th Fighter Group

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

387th Fighter Squadron

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

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force)

Ninth Air Force

Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Howard McChesney

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-815362
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-75459

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Black Magic
Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron

42-7549

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: The Shark
Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

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Date: 16 Dec 2020 02:22:41

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations

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