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Russell O'Connell
Lt Patrick
April 30th, 2007
397th Fighter Squadron Photo Album Page O - Z
Painting by Domonic
DeNardo of Sutcliffe's
epic air battle.  
Sutcliffe's story will be
featured on the History
Channel's Dog Fights
program in June 2007
Henry "Buck" Yandel
Robert Sharp
Capt. Eugene M. Potter
KIA 07July44
MACR #6645, Shot down by FW-190 near Floret L'Eveque, France.
P-47D-22-RE 42-25881
Cemetery:  Brittany F-4-3
Harry Rogal
Clifford Price
Theo Nau
Luftwaffe Pilot who shot
down Lt. Rolland Potter.
Read more on page 136
in "Second to None"
1st Lt. Roland C. Potter
KIA 14Jan45
MACR #11784, Shot down by Me-109
near Mannheim, Germany.
P-47D 42-29301
Cemetery:  USA
22June44
Me-109
Russell O'Connell
nose art "Little Okie"
D3-N "Little Friend" - "Yum-Yum"
P-47D-27-RE 42-26924
Pilot:  Lt. Patrick
Crew Chief:  Sgt. "Yummy" Billinger
07July44
FW-190
04July44
FW-190
Warner Sparks
Robert Stevens
Tote Talbott graduated
from West Point in
1943 and served for
over 30 years retiring
as a Lieutenant
General in 1974.


His assignments
included Operations
Officer 368th FG,
Commander 322nd FG
(1954), 366th TFW
(1962), Commander
366th TFW with
service in Vietnam
(1966), Vice
Commander 10th AF
(1968), Vice
Commander 9th AF
(1969), Vietnam:  
Director of Operations
MACV (1972), Vice
Commander Pacific
Air Forces (1973).

Tote Talbott
completed his career
with over 4500 flying
hours.

On Sept. 4th, 1955,
Carlos "Tote" Talbott
flew his F-100C
across the USA from
coast to coast,
a distance of 2325
miles at an average
speed of 610.726 mph
and was awarded the
Bendix Trophy.
Read entire official
USAF Biography
Manuel K. Soo
KIA flying a P-51 in the 8th Air Force during his second tour in Europe
Lt. General Carlos "Tote" Talbott, USAF Retired
Tote Talbott's P-47D-15-RE
George Sutcliffe
18Dec44
FW-190
06Oct44
Me-109
12June44
FW-190
14June44
FW-190
John Tuite
Commander 397th FS
Trish
Perego, Sparks, & Talbott
Raymond Thompson
Milton Weinstein
Flight Journal Magazine February 2006 Issue features a wonderful story about
the 368th FG and Tote Talbott.
This was wrote by our Historian Tim Grace with Lt. General Tote Talbott.

"When Chivalry Was Not Dead"
Thunderbolt pilot earns the ultimate praise

Drifting down in his parachute, his Thunderbolt a spiraling pyre of smoke and
flame below, “Tote” Talbott saw the four Messerschmitts coming toward him
and knew it was the end. He had just shot down two of their comrades, but as
the airplanes circled him, each pilot gave him a salute.
True warriors respect other warriors.
Visit Flight Journal's website at:
www.flightjournal.com
11Sept44
Me-109
11April45
FW-190
16April45
Me-262