Who Really Flew Them?

[Kweassa]

Anyone remember the "Who really flew them?" thread way back?  

 I tried searching for it, but couldn't find it.. I'm preparing to do some renovations on my Aces High page(in a language you guys probably would not understand ) in preparation for AH2 Beta , and was thinking of listing the paint schemes with each of the plane performance reviews I've done.
 
 So, I could use some help from the wise wizards of the A/V forums.

 I'm not asking for just freebies!

 I'll try searching the answers as well, but please help me with what you know. To make it even more fun, I would like to ask the information in the following format :

 Unit/Date/Pilot(rank) -  ie) JG26/August '41/Some Body(Hauptmann)

 I'd appreciate it if you guys would think of it as a trivia quiz, to help make up some time until AH2 is here. I'll keep the thread updated with each new find. So far, I only have bits of information...

 
C.202
A6M2
Hurricane Mk I
Bf 109E-4
C.205
A6M5b
La-5FN - ?/?/Ivan Kozhedub
Hurricane IIC
Bf 109F-4
La-7
Hurricane IID
Bf 109G-10 - ?/?/? Wienhusen
Yak-9T
F4F-4
Bf 109G-2 - ?/?/Illmari Jutilainnen(spelling right?)?
Ki-61-I-KAIc
Yak-9U
F4U-1
Mosquito Mk VI
Bf 109G-6 - ?/?/Erich Hartmann
F4U-1C
Seafire IIC
Bf 110C-4b
N1K2-J  
F4U-1D
Spitfire Mk IA
Bf 110G-2      
F4U-4
Spitfire V
Fw 190A-5      
F6F-5
Spitfire Mk IX
Fw 190A-8 - ?/?/Joseph? Priller?
FM2
Spitfire MkXIV
Fw 190D-9  
P-38L - ?/?/?? McGuire?
Tempest V - ?/?/Pierre Closterman??
Fw 190F-8      
P-40B
Typhoon
P-40E
P-47D-11
Me 163      
P-47D-25
Me 262      
P-47D-30
Ta 152H-1  - ?/?/Willi(real name?) Reschke  
P-51B          
P-51D - ?/?/George Preddy(major?)


 

[F4UDOA]

C.202
A6M2    Saburu Sakai ??
Hurricane Mk I
Bf 109E-4
C.205
A6M5b
La-5FN - ?/?/Ivan Kozhedub
Hurricane IIC
Bf 109F-4
La-7
Hurricane IID
Bf 109G-10 - ?/?/? Wienhusen
Yak-9T
F4F-4
Bf 109G-2 - ?/?/Illmari Jutilainnen(spelling right?)?
Ki-61-I-KAIc
Yak-9U
F4U-1 - Greg Boyinton VMF 214 1943
Mosquito Mk VI
Bf 109G-6 - ?/?/Erich Hartmann
F4U-1C
Seafire IIC
Bf 110C-4b
N1K2-J
F4U-1D George Axtell VMF 323 Death Rattlers 1944/45
Spitfire Mk IA
Bf 110G-2
F4U-4 Ken Walsh VMF-222 1945  
Spitfire V
Fw 190A-5
F6F-5
Spitfire Mk IX
Fw 190A-8 - ?/?/Joseph? Priller?
FM2
Spitfire MkXIV
Fw 190D-9
P-38L - ?/?/?? McGuire?
Tempest V - ?/?/Pierre Closterman??
Fw 190F-8
P-40B
Typhoon
P-40E
P-47D-11
Me 163
P-47D-25
Me 262
P-47D-30
Ta 152H-1 - ?/?/Willi(real name?) Reschke
P-51B
P-51D - ?/?/George Preddy(major?)

[Arlo]

Originally posted by F4UDOA
F4U-1 - Greg Boyinton VMF 214 1943

F4U-1D George Axtell VMF 323 Death Rattlers 1944/45
 

If by chance the question actually refers to who flew what specific airplane that is being depicted in the default Aces High skin:

F4U-1:"17-F-13", VF-17 (aboard USS Bunker Hill). (Pilot or pilots assigned uncertain by me at this time ... )

F4U-1D (from the AH aircraft descriptions): ... carries the markings of Lt Cdr Roger Hedrick, Commanding Officer of VF-84 serving aboard the USS Bunker Hill.  Lt Cdr Hedrick had previously served as Executive Officer of VF-17 where he recorded his first 9 victories in the F4U.  Cdr Tom Blackburn, CO of VF-17, described Roger Hedrick as "the greatest fighter pilot I've had the privilege to serve with."  Lt Cdr Hedrick achieved 3 more victories with VF-84 when he shot down 2 Ki-84s and a Zero during a sortie in which his F4U had already been damaged by ground fire over mainland Japan.  The combat tour of VF-84 was abruptly ended on 11 May 1945 when two kamikazes slammed into the Bunker Hill, severely damaging the carrier and forcing its withdrawal from operations.  Lt Cdr Hedrick was unhurt during this attack that took nearly 400 lives, including 22 pilots of VF-84.

[Guppy35]

Here's what I've got so far.  Having fun with it, so I'll keep hunting.

Dan/Slack


Seafire IIC Fictitious serial number on this one as it is from the Spitfire Vb marked AC in AH, the London Butcher PR-B.  Not positive on what carrier this is supposed to have operated from.
 
Spitfire Mk IA 603 Squadron, Hornchurch, England, September 1940 (Not Richard Hillary’s as his was XT-M)

Spitfire V S/L Michael Robinson, 609 Squadron, Biggin Hill, July 1941 “The London Butcher”

Spitfire Mk IXC    S/L Jan Falkowski, 303 Squadron PAF, Northolt, June 1943

Spitfire MkXIV  W/C Colin Gray RNZAF, OC Flying, Lympne, October 1944

P-38L - Major Thomas McGuire, 431st FS, 475th FG, 5th AF, December 1944.  “Pudgy IV”

Tempest V – F/LPierre Closterman, 3 Squadron, Volkel Holland, Spring 1945 “Le Grande Charles”

P-47D-11 Major Francis Gabreski, 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF February 1944

P-47D-25  Forca Aerea Brasillera FAB, attached to 350th FG, 12th AF in Italy late 44/45

P-47D-30 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF on the continent, late 44/45

P-51B Captain Don Gentile, 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF Debden, England, April 1944, “Shangri La”

P-51D –Major George Preddy, 328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, Belgium, December 1944 “Cripes a Mighty”

[flakbait]

You weren't thinking about this thread by chance?




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Flakbait [Delta6]
Delta Six's Flight School
Put the P-61B in Aces High

[Karnak]

Mosquito Mk VI Squadron Leader Robert Allan Kipp, navigator Flying Officer B. P. Haletsky

[F4UDOA]

Ahh,

Now I understand:D

[Blooz]

F6F-5   VF-15/1944/David McCampbell(Commander)

F4F-4    VMF-121/1942/Joseph Foss(Captain)

Spit Mk IX  No.610/1943/James Johnson(Commander)

Hurr I?  No.33/1941/Thomas Pattle(Squadron Ldr)

Spit I?   No.74/1941/Adolph Malan(Flight Ldr)

Spit V   No.249/1942/George Beurling(Pilot)

A6M?    251 Kokutai/1942/Hiroyoshi Nishizawa(Lieutenant jg)

A6M?    203 Kokutai/1944/Tetsuzo Iwamoto(Lieutenant)

P-38?    49FG/1944/Richard Bong(Major)

p-47D11?   61FS/1944/Francis Gabreski(Commander)(Major?)

C202      10Gruppo/1942/Franco Lucchini(?)

C205    16Gruppo/1943/Adriono Visconti(?)

whew...that's enough...my head hurts

[Roscoroo]

now translate all that into Korean  correct Kweassa ???

''-''  <- what ever that means ....

[Reschke]

Ta 152H-1 - Stab/JG301/March 1945/Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke

[Guppy35]

The Hurricanes

Hurricane I  F/L K.N. T. Lee, 501 Squadron, Hawkinge August 18, 1940.  Lee was shot down in this aircraft on this day by Gerhard Schoepfel of JG26.
Hurricane IIC 1 Squadron RAF, Tangmere, early 1942
Hurricane IID  6 Squadron, Desert Air Force RAF Shandur/Sidi Heneish, Egypt 1942

Back on the hunt

Dan/Slack

[Guppy35]

F4Us

F4U1  Lt. Jg James Halford, VF-17  USS Bunker Hill, August 1943
F4U1C   Not sure  VMF 111?
F4U1D  VF84 Lt Cdr. Roger Hedrick  USS Bunker Hill, February 1945
F4U4  Cpt. Ken Walsh, USMC VMF 222, Okinawa, June 1945

Dan/Slack

[Guppy35]

109s

Me109E4  Oblt. Joachem Muenchberg 7/JG26 Caffiers, France, August 1940

Me109F4 Hpt. Hans "Assi" Hahn, Stab III/JG2 Caen, France, November 1941

Me109G2-Finnish 109 markings.

Me109G6 Hpt. Erich Hartmann 6/JG52 Deutsch Brod, Czecheslovakia September 1944

Me109G10  Hpt Franz Weinhusen, Stab IV/JG4 Finsterwalde, Germany, November 1944

Dan/Slack

[Karnak]

Guppy35,

The Bf109G-2's markings are not generic.  They are the markings of Eino Ilmari Juutilainen' Bf109G-2.  Juutilainen was a 94 kill ace and the top Finnish scorer.

[Replicant]

Hawker Typhoon - Wg Cdr J R Baldwin DSO, DFC, commanding 146 Wing (mid/late 1944), which included 263 Sqn which the AH Typhoon belongs to (minus sqn markings to signal his position).  He had two Typhoons, JB1 & JB2, each with different load outs. (JB being his initials).

146 Wing were operating as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force and therefore flying from forward air bases such as Ste-Croix-sur-Mer, Manston, Lille, Fairwood Common, Deurne, Mill, Drope etc.

He continued having JB1 & JB2 when he got promoted to Gp Capt and commanding 123 Wing.  He finished WW2 with 15 kills, 1 shared, 4 damaged.

Avro Lancaster III - don't know the crew, but it belonged to 170 Sqn, RAF Bomber Command, Oct 1944 until end of war.  Operated from Dunholme Lodge and then Hemswell.