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Darrell G Welch
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Victories : 5
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Country : US
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Allied
Commissioned in 1941, Darrell Welch was assigned to the 27th Squadron of the 1st Fighter Group, which became the first squadron to be equipped with the new P38 Lightning. Arriving in England in August 1942, the 1st Fighter Group was part of a large American force despatched to Algiers in November for the North African campaign, where he made his first kill in January 1943 while escorting B17s over Tripoli. A few months later, whilst leading the 27th on a big intercept mission, Welch became an Ace when he notched up a further three victories in the space of just twenty five minutes, bringing his tally up to five confirmed victories. He later saw service in the Pacific, and retired the service in 1970.
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Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to Terry Bulloch by Ivan Berryman. | The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to Clarence 'Bud' Anderson by Ivan Berryman. |
Darrell G Welch
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Country : US Yoxford Boys Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 1st Fighter Group | 1st Fighter Group Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : US Yoxford Boys Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 27th Fighter Squadron | 27th Fighter Squadron Full profile not yet available. |
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Manufacturer : Lockheed | Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany. |
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