UPL 32067
IMAGE"2 seater P-51 'The Stars Look Down' L-R: Capt Wallace N Emmer, 1st Lt A.R. Madsen." - CAPT Wallace N. Emmer, St. Louis, MO - 353rd Ftr Sq, 354th FG, Criqueville airfield (A-2), France, August 1944. Officially credited with fourteen confirmed aerial victories. - 1LT A.R. Madsen, Chicago, IL - AAF combat cameraman was the second passenger to ride in this P-51B (serial 43-6877) "The Stars Look Down" of the 355th Ftr Sq, 354th FG at Criqueville airfield (A-2), France. The first had been SHAEF commander Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, with 9th AF commander Maj Gen Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada at the controls.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730422
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander