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A Captain Jack Ilfrey of the 20th Fighter Group on the wing of a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Happy Jack's Go Buggy". The "Happy Jack" referred to is Captain Jack Ilfrey, Operations Officer of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.On 27th September 1944, Ilfrey was promoted to Commanding Officer of the Squadron, until 9th December 1944. Handwritten on slide: "MC:I 413761 John Hudgen" Printed on slide :"John M. Campbell Archives"

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An airman of the 20th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Happy Jack's Go Buggy", flown by Jack Ilfrey. Handwritten on slide: "unknown officer not JACK ILFREY" Printed on slide: "JOHN M. CAMPBELL ARCHIVES"
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Happy Jack's Go Buggy
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

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Page 86, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman.

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection