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Best pick up line wich will take some guts, i think;Curdes shot down a C-47 in the Philippines to prevent it from landing on the Japanese held airfield. The C-47 ditched in the sea and Curdes flew out next morning in the PBY which rescued the crew and passengers, among them several nurses. One of the latter married Curdes after the war.
And "Buck Wheat" who was a crew chief before becoming an "injineer".View attachment 702533
The impressive score on fighter Ace Louis E. Curdes' "Bad Angel" P-51. Curdes served two combat tours during WW2: one with the 82nd Fighter Group in North Africa and the other with the 3rd Air Commando Group in the South Pacific. In the Mediterranean he was shot down, captured, became a prisoner-of-war in Italy and later escaped after some months in captivity. The American flag there was not a "blue-on-blue" incident. Curdes shot down a C-47 in the Philippines to prevent it from landing on the Japanese held airfield. The C-47 ditched in the sea and Curdes flew out next morning in the PBY which rescued the crew and passengers, among them several nurses. One of the latter married Curdes after the war.
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Colour photos of Lil ShuskyVINTAGE WW2 PHOTO UNPUBLISHED 8TH AIR FORCE AERIAL P-51 PLANES 100C | eBay
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44-13885 Lil Shusky P-51D-5-NA Mustang
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311th's 530th Fighter Squadron Yellow Scorpions scoreboard kills
left 88 kills 517 train right 136 kills
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311th's 530th Fighter Squadron Yellow Scorpions scoreboard killsOriginal Photograph 530th Fighter Squadron scoreboard Japanese kills sign P-51's | eBay
Very clear and i n good condition.www.ebay.com
You can clearly see 14 in the photo, and the text says "16 noted".P-51D-20-NA 44-63673 Sort Fuse ETO 8 kill markings
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Org. Photo: P-51 Fighter Plane "SHORT FUSE" (#44-63673) w/ 16 German Kills Noted | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Org. Photo: P-51 Fighter Plane "SHORT FUSE" (#44-63673) w/ 16 German Kills Noted at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com