Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez, andFlight Officer Jerry E. Brasher, all

Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez, andFlight Officer Jerry E. Brasher, all of the American 82nd Squadron,78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a Dodge WC(weapons carrier) at RAF Duxford (October 1943).  Duxford’s controltower can be seen in the background.  The photo was taken a fewminutes before they left for a bomber escort mission to Germany.Jerry Brasher was one of the pilots who, in January 1944, took partin rescuing a lone B-17 Flying Fortress that had fallen behind itsformation and was under attack.  He brought down one of the GermanMesserschmidt 109s:“Using water injection I gained on him, firing all the time, seeingstrikes at the wing roots and behind the cockpit.  The enemy aircraftlost speed and chandelled up to the left.  I followed firingintermittently and saw him jettison his canopy.  I fired anotherburst and he rolled over on his back at about 1,000 feet.  I wasabout 800 yards behind at this time.  I continued my turn and saw himfloating down in a parachute and his ship hit and burn in a woodedsection.  I climbed back to 18,000 feet with my wingman and proceededhome.” -- source link

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