1st fighter group patchP-38................1st Fighter Group WW2 P-38 Nose Art Collection............

Army Air Force noseart photo pictures pics fotos , P38 Lightning , crew, WWII , World War Two 1st Fighter Group , 1 FG, 27 FS, 27FS , 71st 71,

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P38 nose art Maloney's poney

Capt Tom Maloney's P-38J-15 "Maloney's Pony", 27th FS - leading ace of 1st Fighter Group (8-1-3, tied with Lt Tovria, 27th FS), crewed by Sgt Richard Abbott. Sep 1944.

27 FS P-38 WW2

27th FS P-38 #7153 credited with 1 kill

P-38 WW2 1st Fighter Group

The same 27th FS P-38 #7153 later, now credited with 3 kills and numerous other missions

P38 Spurly WW2

P-38 "Spurly" at an awards ceremony, sporting 5 kills

P-38 WW2 Dear John

"Dear John" P-38, credited with 4 kills, 1 ship sunk, and numerous other missions, with her crew

Brinkley P38 Red Knight

2Lt Brinkley, 27th FS, with his P-38 "Red Knight"

MacKay P38 Ace WW2

1st FG ace Lt John MacKay, 27th FS, with P-38 "Shoot your face", credited with 6 kills, maintained by crew chief Felix Pasteris.
Courtesy Felix Pasteris

P38 nose art

Unidentified 1st FG pilots pose in front of P-38 credited with 1 kill

Lt Virgil Radcliff, 27 FS, and his P-38 "Rip", later credited with 1 kill. Courtesy Gary Metz

P38 Martha Jay

P-38 "Martha-J" and pilot, credited with 4 kills

P-38 "Jeanny" with 1 kill, and proud crew chief

P38 Smoothbore

P-38 "Old Smoothbore", credited with 1 kill