Shirley L Ballew

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UPL 78465 UPL 78465 "As other members of the ground crew look on, Lt James D Bradshaw, pilot, shakes hands with the ground crew chief of his North American P-51 Mustang 'Jeannie' of the 20th Fighter Group". - Lt James D “Brad” Bradshaw, 79th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13660 MC-B “Jeanie”. Brad seen shaking hands with crew chief T/Sgt. Shirley Ballew with a.c.c. Cpl. Francis Warren to the left. Remaining two crew members are armorer Sgt. James Sickler and radio man Sgt. Leonard Neuberger.


NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12272-A66813AC.

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Object Number - UPL 78465 - "As other members of the ground crew look on, Lt James D Bradshaw, pilot, shakes hands with the ground crew chief of his North American P-51 Mustang...

Ground crew on 'Gator Bait and 'Jeanie' James Bradshaw's planes

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James D Bradshaw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14106903 / O-746032
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Kenneth A Skinner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-721541
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-67899

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Gator Bait
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 392nd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron

43-28433

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Jeanie
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

43-28662

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Jeanie
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron 95th Fighter Squadron

44-13660

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Panty Waste/Snuggle Bunny Jeanie My Kath
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

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Princeton, Missouri

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition

Shirley L Ballew: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 24489 - P-51D-5-NA #44-13660 "Panty Waste" Code: MC-B 20th...

Object number: UPL 27245 - "As other members of the ground crew look on, Lt...