42-76127 – P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt – “Turnip Termite”
– June 24, 2011Posted in: P-47 Thunderbolt
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Force landed by Lt. Dick Miller on 06/07/44. Turnip Turmite actually belonged to Capt. Arlo C. Henry, Jr.
Can you confirm this, this information was pulled directly off of Footnote from the National Archives. I would be interested in how you have this information, so that I can relay that back to them for correction.
Thanks for the note!
The pilot’s brother – the late Tom Miller – was a friend of mine, and he related the story to me. Tom worked at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, Ca. Later I had occasion to chat with Dick over the phone and he told me the whole story in detail. I do remember Dick saying that Capt. Henry was not pleased !
There are two very good books on the 365th FG – “The History of the Hell Hawks” published many years ago, and the very recent “The Hell Hawks”. I believe Dick’s forced landing on the beach is covered in both books.
Great information! Thank you so much for sharing that! I will have to look for the book!
You are quite welcome – glad I could help. By the way, Dick’s brother Tom flew B-25′s in the CBI late in the war. I recall him telling me that he named his B-25 “Flying S**thouse”, with a picture of a winged outhouse. A “higher up” had him remove the name, but he re-applied it – in Morse code ! I also remember asking Tom if he had any wartime pics of himself and he told me that they had all been lost in a house fire.