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Richard L. Funk Assisant Crew Chief - Miss GENNY CLOUD
Anthony H. Goebel pilot of Miss Genny Cloud HO 414-819 G
Colorized Image of Lt. Anthony H. Goebel (center) and Crew Chief S/Sgt Joe R. Zoppi (right) and Asst. Crew Chief Richard L. Funk (left) in front of "Miss GENNY CLOUD" in wartime markings.
Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi sitting on Miss GENNY CLOUD wing.
Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi. Remanent D-Day stripes appear on both the upper and lower part of the right wing.
Bodney take-off, "Chub A Luk" (with barber pole on right side) PE-B 44-63179 appears in front.
P-51D 44-14819 "MISS Genny Cloud" in post war re-paint.
Crew Chief S/Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi on Miss GENNY CLOUD wing.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 352nd Fighter Group
With the World at War, Anthony H. Goebel (age 24) felt compelled to enlist in military service and reluctantly left his young, wartime bride to join the US Army Air Corps in 1942. After qualifying to become a pilot, Flight Cadet Goebel completed two...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Crew Chief of "Miss GENNY CLOUD" | 352nd Fighter Group
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to...
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Flow in combat by Anthony H. Goebel. Crew chief: S/Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi, Asst. Crew Chief: Sgt. Richard L. Funk
P-51 Mustang
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also...
Military site : airfield
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