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Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG"
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Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG" [L to R] Col Everett Stewart, Armourer - Cpl VW Young, Crew Chief - Staff Sgt Glesner H Weckbacher and Assistant CC- Staff Sgt LK Brown.

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Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG"

Lewis K Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
Major Everett W. Stewart of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

Everett Wilson Stewart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-22859
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander
Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG"

Glesner Henry Weckbacher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35302207
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief
Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG"

Vervene W Young

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37147430
  • Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Armourer

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-72181), nicknamed "Sunny VIII", flown by Colonel Everett Stewart, of the 4th Fighter Group - Debden. Handwritten on slide case:"Col Stewart's acft 8 x 10 N+ VFS 472181 G. Weckbacker"

44-72181

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sunny VIII
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

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Associated aircraft based on nose art in image

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Small change in caption to change '[R to L] to '[L to R]'.

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection