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ACES OF THE 20TH. FG


Jack Ilfrey talks about aces.


The first two aces of the 20th. FG, James Morris and Lindol Graham.
There were 9 pilots that scored 5 or more victories in the ETO flying the P-38.
5 of these were from the 8th AF, of them James "Slick" Morris is the highest scoring having claimed all of his 7 1/3 victories in the P-38,
second is Lindol Graham with 5 1/2. Therefore the 20th has the distinction of having the two highest scoring P-38 pilots in the 8th AF.



CAPT. EARNEST C. FIEBELKORN (9 VICTORIES)
MAJ. JACK M. ILFREY (7.5 VICTORIES)
CAPT. JAMES M. "SLICK" MORRIS (7.3 VICTORIES)
CAPT. LINDOL F. GRAHAM (5.5 VICTORIES)
CAPT. HARLEY L. "LEFTY" BROWN (6 VICTORIES)
CAPT.JOSEPH T. McKEON (6 VICTORIES)
MAJ. JACK C. PRICE (5 VICTORIES)
CAPT. CHARLES H. "TINK" COLE, JR. (5 VICTORIES)
COL. MARK HUBBARD (5 VICTORIES)

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