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Offline B4Buster

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Seeking information on a 56th FG pilot
« on: October 25, 2011, 09:36:59 AM »
Howdy -

I've been looking for more information on a Herman E. King of the 56th FG, 62nd FS. I got a potential tail number/serial number from littlefriends.co.uk:    42-25517 LM-X_

I can't find any mention of him in the few books on the 56th I have, and the google device only comes up with a picture.

Herman King is my boss's father. I'm told he went on to test fly jets, and retired a Colonel.

There's a ton of knowledge in the community. I have my fingers crossed that someone might have some information sitting around in a dusty old book  :)





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Re: Seeking information on a 56th FG pilot
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2011, 12:23:44 PM »
Just discovered that the plane was called "Woody", with alpha values on the tail being     LM     X
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Re: Seeking information on a 56th FG pilot
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2011, 04:40:23 PM »
Combat report....





42-74698 P-47D-6-RE 359th 370th CR-M puis K Pilote : Herman E. King
« Last Edit: October 25, 2011, 04:43:31 PM by Shuffler »
80th FS "Headhunters"

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Offline potsNpans

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Re: Seeking information on a 56th FG pilot
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 07:34:10 PM »
This links to "Little Friends" and page has some plane, http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/56thfg.php?action=list_records&recs=50&sort_order=ASC&order_by=Squ&recs=50&next_page=5#tabletop .
If you look around there might be something of interest to you.