Rex J David Jr

Military
media-22788.jpeg UPL 22788 Rex David served as a pilot with the 81st Fighter Squadron of the 50th Fighter Group. Nadia Mahanor Collection

Sent through to the museum by Rex J David Jr's daughter, Nadia Mahanor.

Object Number - UPL 22788 - Rex David served as a pilot with the 81st Fighter Squadron of the 50th Fighter Group.

Rex David served as a pilot with the 81st Fighter Squadron of the 50th Fighter Group from Lymington, England in 1944. One of the aircraft he flew was P-47 42-25744, which he nicknamed 'The Galveston Gal'.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Galveston Gal
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 81st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description
Galveston, TX, USA 1 April 1942 1007 Ave H

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 10 April 1942

Born

Other

CAVU Class 43-D Goodfellow Field San Angelo, Texas Primary-Colman Flying School

Other

Pilot training Cross City Army Air Field, Cross City, Florida

Revisions

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Mary Williams Squilla

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CAVU Yearbook

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ContributorLucy May
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Correspondence with pilot Rex J F David Jr's daughter, Nadia.

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