(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)

56th FG

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

North American B-25s Mitchell on a bridge busting mission over Italy. Photograph of U.S. Twelfth Air Force in Italy from Medium Bomber Operations, 1 January – 28 August 1944, Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, February 1945.