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Hi Thanks for posting the image, great stuff! I'll be sending you a PM. Cheers, Tim McCann Association of the 4th Fighter Group

Hey Treize, Don't know if you're still following this topic but thought I'd give you a heads up. We have looked through existing photos and have determined that Yippee Joe was not 42-106911 as previously thought, but was in fact 42-103332, a kite that later went to 336 and was lost on D-Day...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the correct forum, but I'll start here. I'm currently researching the identity of Lt. Ralph "Kidd" Hofer's P-47 "The Missouri Kid - Sho Me" (see discussion on 4th Fighter Group fan page) It is a certainty that it is not 41-6484. The only pictures of the craft...

494thFS - Many thanks for your reply. I have nearly every book on the 4th FG and you're correct - lots of pictures of the man but none of his aircraft. I had briefly seen the article to which you make reference, but did not give a second thought to contacting family members - great idea...

Hi everyone, Trying to locate a photo of both or either of Vermont Garrison's personal aircraft while he was with the 336FS/4FG at Debden. His P-47D bore the serial number 42-74663; his P-51B 43-6871 (lost 03 March 1944, MACR 3048). Both had a squadron code of VF-H. Any assistance is...

Treize, There's a nice shot of the Yipee Joe nose art in Troy White's book (p. 71) on Kidd Hofer - "Last of the Screwball Aces." If you don't have it already, send me your e-mail address in a pm and I will scan it for you. Cheers, Tim

Jocko, The text quoted above comes from Gareth Pawlowski's book Flat-tops and Fledglings. It gives histories of all carriers through CV-67, usually 6-12 pages in length for each. While they don't go in-depth into specific operations, they do provide all the milestone events for each...

Jocko, I did a little digging in my library and came up with the entry below. If you want the information on the source material let me know. "On September 15, 1944, the USS Shangri-La CV-38 was commissioned with Captain James D. Bainer in command. A preliminary trial run was conducted...

Looking for a photograph of the B-17G Black Magic (code JW-G; serial 42-31532) which flew out of Podington with the 326th Bomb Squadron in the 92nd Bomb Group. The aircraft was lost on 23 March 1944 (MACR 3415). The 92nd Bomb Group Assocaition does not have a photo of this plane, other...

My pleasure. I may have cut off part of the URL when pasting it. Try going to NavSource main site (Photo Archive Main Index) then search on the Lexington from there (choose aircraft carriers from 'vessel type' menu on left; Lexington CV-2 is second on the list)

The 8" guns were indeed removed from both ships but Lexington was sunk before 5" guns were installed. The 8" guns were removed from Lexington at Admiral Nimitz's direction during a scheduled refit at the end of March 1942. The link below shows a photo of the Lexington at the outset of the...

To all - The pictures above are of the USS Saratoga. 5"-38 DP gun mounts were not installed on Lexington. Also, the number 3 on the forward end of the flight deck identifies the ship as Saratoga (CV-3). Lexington was CV-2.