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44-13309, Maj. Evan McCall, 380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF, Maupertus airfield,

Cherbourg, France, July 1944

P-51D-5, 44-13494, Lt. Walter J. Goehausen Jr., 308th FS,

31st FG, 15th AF, San Severo, Italy, summer 1944

Maj. Evan McCall named all his aircraft Fool’s

Paradise. Those with numbers I and II were P-39

Airacobras he flew at Hamilton Field, California.

During the war, in addition to his role as a fighter

pilot, he was also deployed with Patton’s 3rd

Armoured Division as a forward air navigator

during the fighting in France until shortly before

the Battle of the Bulge, when he returned to his

unit and to flying. Although he did not become

a fighter ace, he was one of the very experienced

pilots and tested all American and most British

single-seat fighter aircraft during his combat

career. His Fool’s Paradise IV already had the

invasion stripes on the upper surfaces washed

off in July. Instead, all that was left was the

base Olive Drab paint, which had been eroded

in many places by the process of washing the

black and white stripes. There were also visible

residue of the stripes. The same was true for the

ridge area of the fuselage behind the canopy.

Walter John Goehausen was born on June 20,

1921, in St. Louis, Missouri. After his pilot training

he was ordered to the 308th FS and while

flying combat with it he scored ten kills of the

enemy aircraft. After the previous deployment

with VIII Fighter Command in Great Britain the

308th Fighter Squadron was sent to Africa

within the 31st FG under the 12th AF command.

Here this unit took part in the support of the

landings in Sicily, then at Salerno and at Anzio.

In Great Britain its pilots flew Spitfires Mk.V but

during the Africa fighting they converted to the

modern Spitfires Mk.VIII and Mk.IX. In April 1944

the 308th FS (together with the other 31st FG

squadrons) was re-equipped with Mustangs

which they flew within the 15th AF escorting the

four-engined bombers over targets in occupied

Europe and Germany as well. Besides the

oblique red stripes, the markings of the 31st FG

aircraft, his Mustang, nicknamed Miss Mimi II,

also carried the yellow stripes on the wings and

the tail surfaces introduced in March 1943 as the

marking of the American fighters operating in

the Mediterranean.

KITS 04/2025

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Editorial
Good day, Dear Friends After the February premiere and the March sequel of the P-40E, it's time for what was probably the most significant foe of the Warhawks, the Japanese Zero. The last new release of a member of the Zero family, the Rufe float version, was exactly two years ago, in April 2023.
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KAMIKAZE TOKKŌTAI
One of the most well-known words from the field of aviation, recognized even by those with no interest in the subject, is kamikaze. It is associated with the predominantly aerial campaign that began in October 1944 and lasted until the end of the war in the Pacific. During this period, hundreds of airmen sacrificed their lives in service of the Japanese Empire.
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Dekelia Greek Air Force Museum
The Hellenic Air Force Museum is a relatively young institution, having existed in its current form since 1986. However, it certainly has a lot to build on, as its aviation collections were previously part of the Hellenic War Museum. The museum is organisationally under the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) administration and its mission is not only historical research, collection, preservation and access to exhibits, but also the retrieval, conservation and restoration of artefacts related to Greek aviation history.
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Aerial War in Ukraine - The First Mirage 2000s Have Arrived
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began three years ago, on February 24, 2022. This continuation of the series does not only cover the most recent period from February 1, 2025, to February 28, 2025, but also recaps events from the past year. However, we will start with the most significant updates—developments on the global political scene.
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Like a Painting on Canvas
Market Garden was the largest Allied airborne operation of World War II, launched on 17 September 1944 in the Netherlands. Its objective was to use paratroopers (the "Market" component) and the rapid advance of ground forces (the "Garden" component) to seize key bridges over rivers and canals, thereby creating a corridor for an attack into Germany. However, the operation ultimately failed due to strong German resistance, poor coordination, and delays in the Allied advance, particularly at Arnhem, where British paratroopers were unable to hold a crucial bridge.
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Tail End Charlie - Almost an April problem
It's not entirely my fault that I’m writing my Tail End Charlie text at the last-minute again. I scheduled my work quite responsibly yesterday, Sunday, two days before the current issue was due out. However, somehow I didn't keep up at the end of the day. Understandably, I could blame my slow work, my tendency to run away from responsibilities, orstimuli that release the right hormones into my brain for the wrong mood, and a thousand other things rooted solely in my nature, irresponsibility, and laziness. But this time it's different my friends.
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