42-76087 Madeline - The Hot Rocket
2LT William S. Lukas
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46334 - P-47D-16-RE #42-76087 "Madeline - The Hot Rocket" Code: C4-I 2LT William S. Lukas 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Shot Down |
near Kreuzau, Germany | 23 February 1945 | Damaged while straffing a German transport column west of Gladbach starting a fire. The pilot, LT. Gene Royer bailed out near Kruzau. |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10155271779199560&set=g.51149364207
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, page 152
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 12639 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
