Walter J Hollander
Military
Assigned to 1st Lts. Stanley Anderson and Walter 'Lulu' Hollander of the 334th Fighter Squadron, the Thunderbolt's art was created by prolific 4th Fighter Group crew chief Don Allen to honour Hollander's Honolulu, Hawaii, home, but the pilot was transferred to the 6th Fighter Wing before he could fly any missions in this particular aircraft.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Object Number - UPL 15126 - Groundcrew survey the landing gear of P-47C 'WELA KAHAO!'. Assigned to 1st Lts. Stanley Anderson and Walter 'Lulu' Hollander of the 334th Fighter...
Captain Hollander hailed from Honolulu, hence his nickname 'Lulu' and the nose art on his P-47 Thunderbolt.
He was initially a pilot in 71 'Eagle' Squadron RAF, was later transferred to the 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: WELA KAHAO!, Flak Bait
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
