325th Fighter Group P-51 - Checkertails Pics wanted - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

Tao-san · 06-24-2008, 10:45 AM

Hi, here is one black and white comming out of Squadron Signal Publication,
The Checkertails.
The n°43 is in second position.

You should try to ask directly to vets sites or fighters squadrons sites.
The guys are always happy to talk and send informations.
Hope this can help you.

Mondolfo · 06-13-2009, 11:24 AM

Does anybody have any photo gone off in the field of Mondolfo?

frets24 · 06-18-2009, 07:16 PM

While we're looking through 325th photos does anyone have one showing the mount "Badger Queen"?

mrfahrenheit · 09-04-2009, 08:57 PM

Hello! I just joined up. My grandfather was Lt. Joseph Harper, and he flew in the 318th FS. His P-51C was shot down on an escort mission to Ploesti on June 24, 1944. He was shot down by Erich Hartmann.

Anyway, I have found most of the info on his plane number (it was 42), reports of his last skirmish, etc. (he died when I was a baby, so I was never able to find this stuff out from him).

But if anyone would have any pics of him, his plane, or even know if his plane had a name/nose art, I'd truly appreciate it.

And if there is another section on this site where I can ask such stuff, that'd be swell, too. Thanks in advance!

evangilder · 09-05-2009, 02:17 AM

I have forwarded your questions over to Art Fiedler, who was in the 317th, but he knows a lot of the surviving vets and is a member of the 325th FG association.

mrfahrenheit · 09-05-2009, 05:36 AM

Thank you so much! I'm a writer and designer of kids' books, and in my free time I'm working on something WWII-related, and that's what got me looking into my grandfather's service. I've always been the one in the family who's interested, but had no clue that the internet could be such a resource. I just figured that when he died when I was a baby (in 197

, that I'd lost any chance of knowing about him.

Anything that you find, or that your contacts find, is much appreciated. I'm a whiz at research, and in just 24 hours have learned more about my grandpa than his own children know, so I'll be sure to post all that I find right here!

Thanks again!
cj

09-05-2009, 02:17 AM	#20
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,809	I have forwarded your questions over to Art Fiedler, who was in the 317th, but he knows a lot of the surviving vets and is a member of the 325th FG association. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

09-05-2009, 05:36 AM	#21
mrfahrenheit Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6	Thank you so much! I'm a writer and designer of kids' books, and in my free time I'm working on something WWII-related, and that's what got me looking into my grandfather's service. I've always been the one in the family who's interested, but had no clue that the internet could be such a resource. I just figured that when he died when I was a baby (in 197, that I'd lost any chance of knowing about him. Anything that you find, or that your contacts find, is much appreciated. I'm a whiz at research, and in just 24 hours have learned more about my grandpa than his own children know, so I'll be sure to post all that I find right here! Thanks again! cj

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06-24-2008, 10:45 AM	#16
Tao-san Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 64	Hi, here is one black and white comming out of Squadron Signal Publication, The Checkertails. The n°43 is in second position. You should try to ask directly to vets sites or fighters squadrons sites. The guys are always happy to talk and send informations. Hope this can help you.

06-13-2009, 11:24 AM	#17
Mondolfo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mondolfo, Italy Posts: 2	Does anybody have any photo gone off in the field of Mondolfo?

06-18-2009, 07:16 PM	#18
frets24 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	While we're looking through 325th photos does anyone have one showing the mount "Badger Queen"?

09-04-2009, 08:57 PM	#19
mrfahrenheit Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6	Hello! I just joined up. My grandfather was Lt. Joseph Harper, and he flew in the 318th FS. His P-51C was shot down on an escort mission to Ploesti on June 24, 1944. He was shot down by Erich Hartmann. Anyway, I have found most of the info on his plane number (it was 42), reports of his last skirmish, etc. (he died when I was a baby, so I was never able to find this stuff out from him). But if anyone would have any pics of him, his plane, or even know if his plane had a name/nose art, I'd truly appreciate it. And if there is another section on this site where I can ask such stuff, that'd be swell, too. Thanks in advance!