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English RAF Pilot Keith Mason DFC 253 Sqdn & Others 1943

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Minensuchstaffel nach EK1 Verleihung, Mausi, Südfront 1943
Orig. Foto Luftwaffe, Kapitän der Minensuchstaffel nach EK1 Verleihung. Schön zu sehen das Minensucher-Kriegsabzeichen an der Uniform des Kapitäns, das normalerweise nur der Kriegsmarine vorbehalten war. Südfront um 1943.

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American 486th Fighter Squadron Pilots w/ P-47 Fighter Plane "SWEETIE"; 1944
  1. Republic P-47D-5-RE 42-8412 Sweetie 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, "Sweetie") in taxiing accident at RAF Boxted, Essex, England Sep 1, 1944.Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
  2. Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.
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American 356th FG Pilot Lt. SHIRLEY GREEN KIFA 1944

Republic P-47D-25-RE 42-26565 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-47D 42-26271 1 mi NE of RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk,
England and crashed Jul 18, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.

On 18 July 1944, Lt. Tex Green scheduled a four ship training flight. Just before take-off it was discovered that two of the ships would be late taking off; arrangements were made to join up with Lt. Green over the field. Lt. Leathers, on a solo hop, asked to fly with Lt. Green and his wing man until the others arrived, thus a three ship flight was in close formation when the others joined them.
One of the ships pulled out in front of the three ship formation and did a barrell roll. This so surprised Lt. Green that he nosed over sharply. Both of Lt. Green's wing men lost sight of him and proceeded straight ahead in a slight climb.
Lt. Green then pulled up, evidently still watching the ship roll, and hit the ship piloted by Lt. Leathers. The propeller on Lt. Leather's ship cut the tail of Lt. Green's ship. It crashed near Woodbridge, Suffolk.
The loss of Tex Green was a shock to the pilots of the 360th Fighter Squadron. In his memoir, fellow pilot Ed Nebinger recalls 'people died in combat siutuations; such losses were expected. That was part of the business we were in. But Tex's loss was a senseless tragedy of epic proportions, which hurt everyone deeply.'

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American 356th FG Pilot Lt. LESTER KNAPP (Shot Down KIA 1944)

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  1. Republic P-47D-25-RE 42-26563 PI-W Knapp Sack MACR 7615.
  2. Lester Knapp flew missions with the 356th Fighter Group from March 1944. He was Killed in Action (KIA) on 12 August 1944 when P-47 PI-W 'Knapp Sack' 42-26563 was hit by light flak, hit the ground and exploded while strafing a small marshalling yard at Montcornet, France.
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