464th Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group ...

[Mark Allen M]

A very nice collection from the archives of the SDASM.
"From an Album belonging to Major Oscar Perdomo, who was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, was a United States Air Force officer who was the last “ace in a day” for the United States in World War II."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_F._Perdomo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarch ... 6131177326

Wike. The 464th Fighter Squadron which was part of the 507th Fighter Group that was sent overseas to the Pacific theater to the Island of Ie Shima off the west coast of Okinawa. The primary mission of the 507th was to provide fighter cover to 8th Air Force Boeing B-29's which were to be stationed on Okinawa.



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1st Lt. Oscar Francis Perdomo

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Oh, no! WIX has turned into a P*O*R*N site! I haven't seen that many naked women since my last visit to a certain "gentleman's club" in Daytona Beach when I was in flight school at ERAU 25+ years ago. (You know, not counting the Internet or whatever.... )

In regard to this photo however... what's up with the truck that appears to be driving over the belly of the overturned C-46? Up there behind the engine on the left of the photo (that was the right engine on the airplane - i.e. not the truck that is obviously on the ground in front of or next to the airplane.)

As usual, thanks for the effort Mark, you always manage to come up with something new & fresh or at least unusual & uncommon, even if it's really so very old...

[Mark Allen M]

A few related threads ...

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viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9639

[Lightjug]

Wow Mark, awesome pics. Best group of nose artwork I've seen... and all those Jugs!

[Peck P-47]

Good find Mark.
Thanks for posting the links.

Hyperscale is missing out .Sorry they treated you that way but some of those guys don't deserve good photos.


Thanks Rick

[Mark Allen M]

Greetings Rick, yah! If I ever worried about that nonsense I'd a quite this posting on internet forums business long ago. Unfortunately you are always going to have your turds no matter what forum you choose to play on. At least here on WIX the good folks out number the turds and that for the time being will keep me here. believe it or not I really have no time for more than a couple of these forums anyway.

Glad you enjoy the threads over here and thanks for your contributions as well.

M

[hang the expense]

Beautiful nose art and great T Bolt pics.Thanks much Mark.

[Chappie]

Outstanding photos Mark. Where did you get that album? Late war PTO Jugs are quite under-covered, I also like the fancy anti-glare panel that swoops under the nose on the P-38.


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[Mark Allen M]

Where did you get that album?

Greetings Chappie, take a look at my first post as there's a link to the original source. (SDASM archives)

Glad you all like them. Good stuff for sure