UPL 26201
IMAGEA group of 4th Fighter Gropu pilots relaxing between missions. Left to right: Ervin "Dusty" Miller, Robert "Doug" Hobert, Leicester "Bish" Bishop, Dominic "Don" Gentile, Robert "Bob" Messenger, Andrew "Steve" Stephenson, and William Slade. The numbered aircraft in the background denote training P-47s used by the 4th in the early part of 1943 flown while transitioning the pilots from the Spitfires they had previously used. The serial number of the '47 in the foreground is 41-6132.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885232
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885229
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
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