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Nice photo taken by Frank Mormillo at Chino a year ago of a Mustang flown by John Hinton and Glacier Girl flown by Steve Hinton. The TF‑51 is owned by Stephen Grey who owns the Fighter Collection at Duxford, England. It is painted in my colors and codes of WWII and I am the fortunate guy in the back seat enjoying the ride. The day was June 16, 2007 the day prior to the departure on the ill fated Bolero II attempt that ended at Goose Bay with Miss Velma going on to Duxford.
This added bit of history from Association member, Frank Birtciel:
My Squadron Commander (343rd Squadron) in WWII was Dallas W. Webb who was the Officer in Charge of Tomcat Green and Tomcat Yellow Flights on the original Bolero Operation that left Glacier Girl deep in the ice at Greenland.
I feel very honored to have flown both types of fighters in WWII and I started flying the P‑38 at age 19 at Willliams Field Arizona. Quite a hot rod for a teenager!
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Here's a nifty shot taken of a P-38 in the trailing smoke of another aircraft. Sent in to us from David Allen Recchione, who took it at this year's Planes of Fame air show in Chino, CA.
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Here are a couple of great photos sent by Johnny Sirmon, son
of Association Member Revis Sirmon.
If you click to enlarge the photos you'll see the details included with the
photos.
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Here are some beautiful pictures of Bill Behrn's P‑38 brought back to life in the form of a 1:72 scale model of his airplane, the "San Joaquin Siren."
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