Gumpy

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Ratch
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Gumpy - 08/12/2007 07:09:18 AM
North American P-51D, LC-D of Pilot Colonel Robert Montgomery, 79th FS, 20th FG, King's Cliffe. This squadron received their P-51's on 29th July 1944. Colonel Montgomery became Group CO early in 1945.


Sevignya
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RE: Gumpy - 02/29/2008 10:25:35 PM
Ratch,
 
GUMPY was assigned to the 77th FS not the 79th.  Col Montgomery joined the 77th at Hamilton Fld in 1940 and became the squadron CO then the Group CO
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