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Jack Cook
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That last bunch looks a little perturbed. :lol:
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Alright, what can I say but MORE PLEASE!!!!!!! :D

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You'd be perturbed too if your MAE WEST crotch strap was that snug, and the guy with his coat buttoned like a girls kept offering to 'adjust that' for him :P

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Then there's this guy...
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Capt. Jack Ilfrey 20th FG 79th FS

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Can anyone shed some light on the "Sky Cowboy" what did the umbrella stand for? Simply a missio marker? And if so, did the umbrella signify a ground support role?

Please fill me in.

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I was wondering the same about the meanings of the umbrella's and the tophats painted on the planes.
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The tophats were for escort duties, I believe. Umbrella was top cover, maybe?
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Django wrote:
That last bunch looks a little perturbed. :lol:


The dog farted right before the photo was taken. Dog farts are nasty...just plain nasty...

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Dave...Correct

Top hat..."Escort"...get it?

Umbrella...What else but "cover" :wink:

Mudge the researcher 8)

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Thanks Dave and Mudge...

I am now smarter. Now I wonder what other symbols they used for things. Obviously there's bombs, ships, etc.... but are there any other "different" mission markers?

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The broom was fighter sweep.
Every one else is correct.
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Not too well defined, but the images behind Ilfrey's head are locomotives destroyed. The 20th FG's nickname was "The Loco Busters"

Mudge the P-38 freak :shock:

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