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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unidentified 1st FG pilots pose in fron tof P-38 credited with 1 kill

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

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

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

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

P-38 "Sleepy Time Gal" painted by the talented Warren Perryman of the 27th FS

P-38 Elizabeth III, adornedwith at least 3 kill, and its proud crew

Lt Phil Tover's P-38 " LaMuheca Plata", 27 FS leading ace (8-1-3)

94th pilots with awards in front of Hat in the Ring aircraft - Richard Lee, Ralph Theissen, Robert "Smokey" Vrilakas and Roane Sias circa Sep 1943. courtesy of Jack Ilfrey.

Unidentified 94 FS pilot in front of his P-38

27 FS ace Lt Armour Miller (?) with P-38 "Pistol Pete" and its 6 kills

Lt Herb "Stub" Hatch, 71 FS, with his P-38 "Mon Amy" credited with 5 kills on 10 Jun 1944