42-28460
365FG - 388FS - 9AF
shown after being crash landed near Logbierme, Belgium on 13 Sept 1944
by 1LT John R. Read
2nd upload. first one disappeared.
Object Number - UPL 46801 - P-47D-28-RA #42-28460 Code: C4-R 365FG - 388FS - 9AF shown after being crash landed near Logbierme, Belgium on 13 Sept 1944 by 1LT John R. Read
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Logbierme, Belgium | 13 September 1944 | Crash landed after being damaged by flak with 1LT John Read. Read evaded and shortly made his way to American lines. |
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