FRE 5418
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Corporal Carl Barlow of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 caliber ammunition into P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28393, coded KI-W_, nicknamed "Wrangler", flown by Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Wilson, June 1944. Aircraft transferred to 474th Fighter Group, 430th Fighter Squadron as K6-L. Aircraft lost 8 June1945 on routine flight west of Strasbourg, France. Handwritten on slide:"Cy Wilson's a/c 1944 55th Ftr 20th FtrGp. CPL CARL BARLOW Printed on slide: "J.W. PHEGLEY 1905 13TH ST. EUREKA, CA 95501"
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Ordnance
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-21538
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot Squadron/Group Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Wrangler
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe