B-17F "The Mustang" 41-24554 Nose Art: Bomb markings indicating missions, ships, planes and seven 'Purple Heart' (wounded crew members). 43rd BG, 1943.

Remarkable achievements

I learned in my 3rd Grade History Lesson on 12/7/1956 my father was at the Japanese Attack on Hawaii. My father was stationed at Hickam and had never said anything after the war. The teacher left his name out of the interview and then surprised us stating "that young airmans' son is in our class" and it was me.

My father T/Sgt. Raymond Heilman

Original caption: "41-34674 was the second B26C-5-MO off the production line at Omaha, Neb. It never left the USA and served with the Twin Engine Flight Transition School at Laughlin, Texas, from 25 August, 1943 on. Photo taken at Eglin, Florida."