Mustang? Ace signature puzzle

barnbstormer · **Posted:** Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:16 pm

This signature is on a photo of a P-51 with several other signatures, all of which seem to be P-51 aces. The others are legible , like Goebel, Mahurin, Brooks, Barkey, and Fiedler. (and even the scrawled Green is common enough to be recognized.) But, I have spent a couple of hours trying to match this signature with a name on the complete list of P-51 aces, with no luck. If anybody has an idea of who this is, I'd appreciate finding out.

barnbstormer · **Posted:** Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:24 pm

I suppose I should at least, post an image of the whole photo...

Tim Savage · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 8:26 pm **Posts:** 630

Charles "Sandy" McCorkle?

I have his autograph and will go down to my office and compare it when I get a chance...

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:24 pm

McCorkle.............

lmritger · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:29 am

Crap, I was beaten handily to the punch... but yes, Charles McCorkle.

Lynn

barnbstormer · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:16 am

Thanks a LOT, guys.
Some of these guys must have failed the "penmanship" classes we had as school kids.
The absolute worst signatures (as an over-all group)have to be the Lufwaffe aces. Some, like Rammelt, are just an artistic squiggle!, but at least his is common enough to instantly recongnize. Same with Ernst Scheufele and many others.
I am still working on another half dozen Luftwaffe sigs, and will post them if interested?

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