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Broken Hawk

On April 12th, 1942 two ships from the 58th PS, P-40E-1 41-25116, flown by 2Lt. James C. Reed,
and P-40E-1 41-25118, flown by Lt. James G. Curl, were involved in a midair collision near the
airport at Elizabeth City, VA. As can be seen, 2Lt. Reed was able to make a forced landing near
the airport, but Lt. Curl bailed out over Davis Bay on the Pasquotank River. Curl went on to
command the 66th FS, 57th FG, then the 2nd FS, 52nd FG and was KIA in March of 1945.


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The following is from the original source of these two photos.

A crashed Army Air Forces P-40 pictured near Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, 12 April 1942. It collided with another P-40 in flight and the pilot made a
wheels-up landing, during which he jumped two ditches and slid through two fences and one barn.



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Wrench Man

Sgt.Leo Weil was a crew chief with the 58th Fighter Squadron.
This photo was taken in Norfolk, Virginia during the Summer of 1942.

More info and photos HERE and HERE.

Hometown Heroes

Another Wrench Man

The following photos came from the collection of Sergeant Bernard Wygant, a mechanic with the 58th FS.


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