John E Wilson

Military
media-14258.jpeg UPL 14258 Crew chief S/Sgt Glesner F. Weckbacher and S/Sgt John E. Wilson pose in front of P-47 Thunderbolt "Lollapoluza" VF-D, which is carrying a 200-gallon drop tank.

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Object Number - UPL 14258 - Crew chief S/Sgt Glesner F. Weckbacher and S/Sgt John E. Wilson pose in front of P-47 Thunderbolt "Lollapoluza" VF-D, which is carrying a 200-gallon...

One-time Crew Chief for (then) Lt. Fred Glover's P-51 'Rebel Queen'.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Service Numbers: T-190743 / O-2045172 / AO33198
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Rebel Queen
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
Two USAAF P-51 Mustangs (serial numbers 43-6798 and 43-6985) and a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Grumman Avenger at a US assembly depot field in England. Passed for publication 18 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '36798, 5/3|4/44. 36895, 2/3/44.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Air Cover For Second Front Pours Into England. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Seen side by side on a US assembly depot field "somewhere in England" are two P-51s of the USAAF (in foreground) and a US-built Gruman[sic] Avenger for
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Connie III Mary Belle
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

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'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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