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#00051 415056 P-51D AC ground 356FG, 360FS Tar Baby Lt. Robert Schmidt has just pulled the mixture on his "Tar Baby" after a mission with the 356th Fighter Group in April 1945. His crew chief is already up on the wing to get the first report of how the show went, and more importantly, to ask whether pilots had any "squawks" on the aircraft. He comes to rest after a mission in late evening 1945. His plane is 'Tar Baby' serial 44-15056, desig'n 'PI-W' formerly the mount of Capt. J. Crump and previously named 'Lorraine'. ** Rutland, Herbert R. American England, Martlesham 1945
#00052 414221 P-51D Nose Art 4FG 335FS Ridge Runner II Maj. Pierce W. "Mac" McKennon's p_51D on the line at Debden with the 335th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. This was the second of his Ridge Runner Mustangs with the Arkansas razorback on the side and his string of victories. On 18 March 1945 he bailed out of this fighter near Berlin and was picked up by George Green. This was his 2nd plane to carry the name & nose art 'Ridge Runner' serial 44-14221, desig'n 'WD-A'. N.B. This plane looks exactly like some pictures of the 3rd 'Runner', but this aircraft only had one rearview, & the latter had two! ** Sills, Joseph B. American England, Debden 1944
#00053 415625 P-51D AC parked 355FG 361FG 339FG 364FG 55FG 356FG Man O War A meeting of fighter group commanders, March 23, 1945. Closest aircraft is the last "Man O War" serial 44-15625. The second 'unmarked' aircraft in is mostly likely a War Weary P51C 'hack' aircraft, used for ferrying only. ** Richie, Edward B. American England, Debden 1945
#00054   P-51D F-5 AC parked 359FG 20FG 353FG 357FG 7PG Grumpy A meeting of fighter group commanders at Debden on 23 March 1945 to plan support for the Rhine River crossing. In this lineup are Mustangs from the following groups: 359th 20th, 353rd, 357th and an F-5 Lightning from the 7th Photo Group. Richie, Edward American England, Debden 1945
#00055 415625 P-51Ds AC parked 355FG 361FG 339FG 364FG 55FG, 356FG Man O War Another picture of the senior staff meeting 23rd March '45. Close up nose shot of Lt. Col. Kinnards last P51D 'Man O War' serial 44-15625. Row of aircraft at Debden on 23 March 1945 were from these groups: 355th, 361st, 339th, 364th, 55th and the 356th. Certainly VIII Fighter Command allowed their pilots to carry some of the most colorful markings since von Richthofen's Flying Circus. Richie, Edward B American England, Debden 1945
#00056     People 55FG   Ever reliable Jan Husten worked for the U.S. Red Cross, personally ensuring daily deliveries of coffee & doughnuts to the mechanics of the 55thFG from its 1st day at Wormingford to the end of the war. A stalwart! Pictured winter '44-'45 (see 00060) ** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1944
#00057     GI 55FG   The orderly Room crew at Nuthampsted, 12/43. Corporal Horn snaps Captains Boggess' picture as (r to l): Sgt Laque, Sgt Fladung, S/Sgt Golden & Cpl Anderson look on. ** Sand, Robert American England, Nuthampstea 1943
#00058   P-47D Nose Art   Kandy Kisses Probably pilot, Capt Perley sitting on wing.   American    
#00059     GI 55FG 38FS T/Sgt Hock In Hut 16 at Nuthampstead, T/Sgt Hoch of 38FS takes time out to write a letter home, 28th Mar '44. ** Sand, Robert American England, Nuthampstea 1944
#00060     GI 55FG 38FS   Wormingford, 12 May 1944. Red Cross doughnut girls were loved by almost everyone who cam in contact with them. They were always ready with a smile, and encouraging word and a simple presence of a woman in a man's world. This image is U.S. Red Cross girl Nelle Huse meeting 'new arrivals' of 55FG on its 1st day at its new base, Wormingford, 16th April '44. She provided coffee and doughnuts every morning to mechanics 'on the line'. (see also 04679) ** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1944
#00061     Scenery 55FG   Just below the prop maintenance shops at Wormingford sat this windmill, built in that late 1700s England at war was a nation of contrast. Late May 1945. Picture #04757 shows this same windmill when the 55thFG first arrived. In that shot, the broken blade was still intact. The winter of '44-'45 was harsh enough to take its toll. (see also 04757)** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1945
#00062     Scenery     Iron monger's wagon passing through Colchester. house. Dups at 04748, 04826 ** Sand, Robert American England, Colchester  
#00063     GI 355FG   Bull Hotel (Red Cross). Cambridge.   American England, Cambridge 1944
#00064     GI 55th FG   BOB HOPE introduces dancer Patty Thomas at a fighter base in England in 1944, during one of Bob's numerous overseas USO jaunts. Hope and his band seemed to be everywhere at once, doing more for morale than an army of entertainers. There was nothing more popular than Bob Hope's touring USO show which made its way across the globe through all theaters of war. As Bob Sand recalled, "Bob Hope's pen-up girls got more attention from GIs than Bob Hope..."Gee, they looked good!" [Rescan for better image] ** Sand, Robert American England 1944
#00065     GI 55FG 38FS   The 55th Group mess hall during lunch at Wormingford, 7 May 1944. Upper non-coms were issued bikes but the lower-ranking enlisted men had to buy theirs. Great color shot of dozens of bikes parked outside the main mess hall at Wormingford! Apart from showing a lot of potentially hungry ground crew, it also shows the invaluable necessity of the bicycle on such large airfields. ** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1944
#00066     GI 355FG   GIs in local pub. Sloan, AC, via Kuhnert, Bob American   1944
#00067     GI     Woman in front of Chirchill Club British? B9 women   American England  
#00068     Street scene 355FG J Rainbow Corner 'J Rainbow Corner', Red Cross Club, Shaftsbury Ave, just off Picadilly Circus, London. This was more for the officers only, and only minutes away was the 'The Stage Door Canteen' were the enlisted spend a lot of R & R.   American England, London 1944
#00069     GI 55FG 38FS   Home for 55th FG ground crewman Sgt. Bob Sand, top bunk at Wormingford. ** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1944
#00070     People 55FG Jan Husten Nelle Huse wares an officer's sheepskin jacket. She was already a widow, having lost her husband in action in the South Pacific. Nelle died shortly after attending a 55th reunion with Jan and Jack Monaghan. Jan worked tirelessly for the U.S. Red Cross ensuring the 55thFG mechanics 'on the line' were well supplied with coffee & doughnuts. Pictured in the harsh winter of '44-'45. A servicemen's jacket has been donated to her for the cold. ** Sand, Robert American England, Wormingford 1944
#00071   P-38H AC parking 55FS 38FS   This is a 38th FS, P38H, returning to 'stand' early evening at Nuthampstead, after a mission in 1943. Dup at 04710 ** Sand, Robert American Nuthampstead, Englan 1943
#00072 413984 P-51D AC pilot 4FG Davey Lee Sgt Don Allen crew chief & Lt. Marvin Arthur, by their airplane, P-51D 'Davey Lee' - 'QP-U' ser# 44-13984. Don Allen was an artist of some repute with the 4thFG and was responsible for the majority of the great artwork that appeared on many of the groups planes during the war. This plane was originally painted as 'Meg' (see picture 00169) and designated 'QP-B', when allocated to Lt. Boretsky. However, when she was passed to Lt. Arthur it was repainted and redesignated in the allocation roster. In any event, this plane of many guises survived the war. Bonds between ground crews and pilot became strong in spite of the distinct divisions the Army made between enlisted men and officers. Crew Chief Sgt. Don Allen and pilot Lt. Marvin Arthur, 4th Fighter Group, stand in front of their "Davy Lee", named after Arthur's son. Allen had crewed the Mustang during Clarence Boretsky's entire tour, when it was named "Meg", then repainted the nose art for Arthur and stayed on as crew chief. Ground crews came to have an uncanny ability for keeping their aircraft in top shape. ** Allen, Don American England, Debden 1945
#00073   P-51B AC pilot 4FG   Lt. Col. Everett W. Stewart helps a passenger strap into the 4th Fighter Group's first two-seater Mustang at Debden. This war-weary P-51B, converted by T.Sgt. Woody Jensen, carried all three squadron colors on the rudder and WD-2 on the side. It was a huge success with ground crew, not to mention girlfriends smuggled in by pilots who wanted to make the ultimate impression. This aircraft was also used for essential combat training. Richie, Edward B. American England, Debden 1944
#00074 267077 P-38H AC pilot 55FG 38FS Mountain Ayers Photograph of a 38thFS pilot Capt. Jerry Ayers having been helped out of his P-38H 'Mountain Ayers' ser#42-67077 - 'CG-Q', after mission from Nuthampstead late 1943. This picture was taken immediately after his mission of 29th November, when he claimed his first kill. ** Sand, Robert American Nuthampstead, Englan 1943
#00075 228688 P-47D AC personnel 56FG 62FS   A 62nd Squadron, 56th Fighter Group P-47D is getting a thorough going over before its next mission over enemy territory. All eight machine guns have been removed for servicing and ammo sits ready to be loaded from the wooden boxes in front of each wing and the fuel truck is running. Soon the drop tanks will be hung and the fighter will be ready. This very colorful plane was lost 18th December 1944 with pilot Lt. Wilburn A. Haggard becoming POW. ** Brown, Mark American England, Boxted 1944
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