Lt. Col. Glenn E. Duncan in front of his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt that he named &quot;Flying Death&quot;. After a dressing down by 8th Air Force brass for the poor taste of the name he sarcastically named all his later planes &quot;Dove of Peace&quot;.
He was the 353rd Fighter Group C.O. until getting shot down on July 7,1944.(rudeerude)

P-47 Flying Death

A 483rd Bombardment (Heavy) Group, 5th Bomb Wing, B-17 drops twelve 500 pounds bombs on the Marshalling Yards at Hall, Austria on February 16, 1945. The 5th Bomb Wing (Bomb Groups 2nd, 97th, 99th, 301st, 463rd, 483rd) flew the B-17 Flying Fortress from 1943 to 1945 and was headquartered in Italy, at Foggia. Victor Sierra

Bombs over Austria

(L to R)Lt.Col.Francis S. Gabreski 61st FS,Capt.Walter Cook 62nd FS,Capt.Robert S. Johnson 61st FS,Lt.Col.David C.Schilling 62nd FS,Capt.Walker M. Mahurin 63rd FS,Col.Robert B. Landry group commanding officer.(rudeerude)