FRE 2309
IMAGECaptain Duane W. Beeson of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group presses the firing button in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse: 'BIPPA. EA 18945. Top-Scoring U.[S.A.] Pilots. The glov[ed] hands gripping the gun button atop this M...ng fighter's stick belong to twenty-two year old Capt. Duane W. Beeson, Boise, Idaho. Capt. Beeson, credits with 21 enemy aircraft desoyed is one of the top-scoring U.S. pilots ed in England. Pro-HQ-44-420. Serviced by London OWI.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885184
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot