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Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (tail number 337861) parked next to a tree, England, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "WWII. B-17 Thumper #2, England."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman posing with a flak hole in "Times A-Wastin'," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, England, circa 1944-1945.
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 24th Fighter Squadron in Panama, the 4th Fighter Group in England, and the 317th Fighter Squadron in Italy. Special focus on a bomber escort mission in January 1944 in…