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[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Excellent Taktik!

 

[prem895]

Sea Fury at Reno

 

[Lucky13]

Nice one mate!

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool!

 

[Lucky13]

64th Fighter Squadron ship #13

Lt. Ray Garcia, next to #13, "La Lou"

*Lt. Ray Garcia, in "La Lou". *From Ray: *"My ship was named after my*best friend Louis Eugene Fraser who was shot down at Piacenza, Italy around*January 29,*1945.**Louis was captured by the Germans, and was a POW.* Naming my plane*"La Lou" kept*Louis flying with me!***La Lou stands for "Louisiana Louis."* Louis was from Many, Louisiana. *Louis was "Best Man" when I married Gloria.* We named our first son Louis.* Louis Fraser passed in 1995.* I gave the Eulogy at his funeral service.* We remain in close touch with his wife, Audrey, and family. *Bob Nielsen was one of our*classmates at P-47 combat training at Wendover, Utah.*The title block*below the windshield says: *Pilot Lt. Ray Garcia, CC S/Sgt E. Saboski, Asst. Cpl. E. Farley, Arm. Sgt L. Grybos"

They also seem to have had one '13' called 'Sweet Stuff', looking at the wall....

Pics from: 57th Fighter Group

 

[taktik]

Cool!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Lucky13]

Just for the serial: 54-1313

 

[Lucky13]

This museum piece looking a bit worse for wear...20+13.

PlanePictures - Aircraft and aviation pictures

 

[taktik]

 

[Wurger]

Nice stuff.

 

[Lucky13]

Good ones Taktik, excellent pics!

 

[taktik]

 

[Wayne Little]

Great shots Taktik

 

[Lucky13]

Great pics Taktik!

 

[taktik]

 

[Lucky13]

Nice one Taktik!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[taktik]

Airspeed Envoy Portsmouth to Johannesburg Race in September 1936