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Jack Cook
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Republic Tesat Pilots Ken Jernstedt & Parker Dupouy by a RAF P-47D.
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P-38L 18th Fg 1945
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Lt Earl Erickson 339th FG 1944
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Wally Jordan, Gerald Johnson & Dick Bong 49th FG Tacloben, PI 1944
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Lt Pearsall 118th TRS CBI 1944

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Luv those pics Jack!

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what's with the wing on the uniform with the guy to the far left of bong?? is it bullion??, raf?? hard to tell. doesn't look to be standard issue.

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Jack Cook wrote:
I have to defend my title :)


you know Jack: I can't even start to think about your collection without danger of fainting... we don't play in the same league... :D

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But those of us who enjoy seeing these photos won't mind you guys daring each other... :supz:

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seen 'em Jack. C'mon now, stop repeating yourself! (Love to see them anytime, just trying to get you to push yourself . . .)

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tom d. friedman wrote:
what's with the wing on the uniform with the guy to the far left of bong?? is it bullion??, raf?? hard to tell. doesn't look to be standard issue.


They look like RAF or RCAF.

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Jack Cook
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They look like RAF or RCAF.

That's Maj. Wally Jordan 6 kill ace and CO of the 9th FS.
He was one of the most respected P-38 leaders in the SWP. 8)
Those are just bullion wings possibly Aussie made.

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Thanks for sharing Jack, please defend your title more :D !
Just a quick question though. The P-38 in the fourth photo. On the nose gear. Is that nose gear steering on the P-38 or just a shimmy damper?


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Jack Cook
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On the nose gear. Is that nose gear steering on the P-38 or just a shimmy damper?

It's a shimmy dampner.
P-38 didn't have nose wheel steering. In fact I can't think of
any early tricycle geared a/c that did.

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Thanks Jack. You know I've got to know!!!

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