Elements of the 402nd Fighter
Squadron, 370th Fighter Group attack German supply trains in
a French rail yard in July, 1944. The P-38 nearest the viewer
is "Peg O' My Heart II", flown by Captain Cy B. Coenen,
who named his P-38 after a popular song title of the period.
Immediately behind Coenen is Major James E. Tucker, Commanding
Officer of the 402nd Sqdn. Maj. Tucker was killed in action on
August 10, 1944, when he was brought down by defensive ground
fire while attacking a train. Coenen, luckily, survived the war.
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