UPL 30062
IMAGEP-51D 44-14778 HO-E of Cpt. Alexander F Sears, 352nd Fighter Group, 478th Fighter Squadron. The crew would write "The Sheep Herdeder" in chalk on the cowling before a mission and Capt. Sears would erase it on his return.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699024
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Sheepherder
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
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Zoomed in on the image of the aircraft, its visible that the crew wrote the name "The Sheep Herdeder" on the front and not "The Sheepherder", although that would be more correct ;)