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This is a photo of Lt. Ray L. Cornick (December 10, 1913 - February 3, 1944), Killed in Action (KIA). As per the Imperial War Museum's (IWM) American Air Museum website: "Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Wilhelmshaven in P-47D 42-8563. Attempting to catch formation prior to climb on instruments through overcast, overshot formation and not seen thereafter, crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA) 3-Feb-44. MACR 2122" See: www.americanairmuseum.com/person/177168

Since you don't finish your sentence I would like to know if the second pilot was Col Benjamin Mayo? He is known to have flown another 'No Guts-No Glory', a P-47D 42-26671 also coded MX-X. Oberhansley used a lot of Bolts named Iron Ass Stig

Stig Jarlevik Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt 'Iron Ass/No Guts-No Glory', 44-19566. 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. This plane had two different assigned pilots and two different names while serving with the 78th....both of them big brass. Lt. Col. Jack J. Oberhansley was the C.O. of the 82nd Fighter Squadron and named the plane "Iron Ass". Col. Benjamin I. Mayo was the 78th Fighter Group's C.O. and named the plane "No Guts - No Glory".

SDASM Archives Thanks for the confirmation! Stig

Fighter Ace Robert Samuel Johnson (February 21, 1920 – December 27, 1998) - credited with 28 aerial victories over Europe. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson