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P-47 Thunderbolt pilots in France

1945-05-03

FRANCE - Uncle Sam holds a hand of six aces that are hard to beat...a sextet of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters pilots whose combat missions total exactly 1000. (One of the fliers Maj. John R. Dolny, was ill at the time the photo was taken). The six pilots are with the "Invader" Group of the 1st Tac. AF. Left to right; standing: Maj. William B. Colgan of Waycross, Ga., 195 missions; Lt. Col. George (Iron Man) Lee of Norwood, Mass., 245 missions; Capt. Walter C. Taylor of Newark, N.J., 119 missions. Seated, left to right: Capt. Jesse R. Gore III of Little Rock, Ark., 126 missions; Capt. Bushnell N. Welch of Wellesley, Mass., 189 missions. Absent in the photo is Maj. John R. Dolny of Minneapolis, Minn., 126 missions. Add 'em up. Total! 1000 combat missions.

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