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p51 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "B"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Leslie C. Boze
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Assigned 365th Sqdn., 358th Group, "Orange Tails," in England. Flew 193 missions in "Jugs"
from D.Day to early 1945 in France and
Germany on close support ground targets for
9th A.F. and 12th TAC. Lost five T-Bolts to
ground fire. Had two bailouts and the unusual experience of deadsticking a "Jug" with frozen engine and prop from 10,000 feet to
a wheels-down (happy) landing.
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Mark E. Bradley
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First served with 1st Pursuit Group, Selfridge
Field, Michigan and with 18th Group in Hawaii. 1937 Went to Wright Field to attend Air Corps Engineering School, graduating 1938. After year as test pilot in Flight Test Section, became Project Officer - P-40 airplane program,
Which began production in 1939.
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Henry William Brown
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WWII FIGHTER ACE!
Joined USA Reserves December 1941, graduated from Flight School at Spence Field, GA as a Flight Officer in March 1943. Joined the 354FS/355th FG at Steeple Morden, England in November, 1943 and promoted to Lieutenant in January, 1944.
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Thomas H. Brown
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He started flying missions on "D" Day covering the beach landings and close support dive bombing and strafing missions. On his 56th mission he was
hit by ground fire through the main fuel tank
flooding the cockpit with flaming fuel.
An immediate bailout ensued with the good old
Jug exploding and raining flaming debris all
around during the parachute ride down.
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Howell L. Broxton
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Flew P-47's while assigned to 359th Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, during
WW II. Credited with four P-47's destroyed. Shot
down on 54th mission near Niijmegan, Holland
on 17 September 1944. Evaded capture
and linked up with elements of U.S. 82nd
Airborne Division.
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James Frederick Bultman
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Graduated from East High School
in June 1942. Enlisted April 1943 and
graduated from flying school at Spence
Field, Moultrie, Georgia, class of 44F.
Flew P-47 at Camp Springs, Maryland
(now Andrews AFB) with gunnery at Millville,
New Jersey. Joined the 413th Fighter
Squadron, 414th Fighter Group at Selfridge
AFB, Michigan. Completed training at
Bluethenthal AFB, Wilmington,North Carolina
and Sent overseas in June 1945.
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