The Flying Knights
PHOTO HISTORY OF THE 9TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
| Page 43 Richard C. Kirkland, author of "Tales of a War Pilot" sketched the above drawing (also see previous page). More 9FS Nicknames...CLAM CHOWDER= J. Crowder GUP= C. Gupton NELSON= Les Nelson STUMP= Ed Stumpf FAT BOY= H. Norton Man w/Hat= Les Nelson (aka the Weasel) Owl= Tom Fowler NELSE= Les Nelson MEATBALL= R. Hamburger Hook= H. Hook HUIS= William Huisman WOODY= W. Woodward LAMBERT= N. Lambert KAMP= C. Kamphausen SS (aka Sad Sack)= R. Hays HERKY (in web)= Herkimer CUR (in web)= W. Curton MR. FISH= D. Fisher Sad Sack= R. Hays Swifty= R. Swift MOSK= Mosko RETREAD= W. Treadway HAM= R. Hamburger MAD DOG= W. Maddox S(O II)LIP (SLIP)= Jim Haislip D KRANK= B. Krankowitz Vodka Russian= ? COOP= E. Cooper KIRK= Richard Kirkland LEW= Al Lewelling Macel Burer/Armadillo= ? JIMMY= Jim Haislip JAKE= A. Jacobs DAVE= Lt. Col. David Campbell, C.O. DOC= H. Peggs JASON= ? MAC= Charles McElroy 6 SPENCE PENNY= J. Spence DR. KILDARE= H. Peggs TOAD= ? BUFFORD= A. Hufford |
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