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'Carole' & 'Hot Lips'

P-40F #47 was flown by Alfred C. Froning, shown in these photos when he was a Lieutenant.
His ship was named 'Carole' and the name 'Hot Lips' was applied on the port wing above the
guns, as shown in the first photo below. Froning scored three times with the P-40, twice on
April 18th, 1943 and again on April 30th, 1943. He also scored three more times after the
squadron had converted to the P-47 Thunderbolt.


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection) - Larger Image


Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection) - Larger Image


American Air Museum (Roger Freeman collection) - Larger Image

Bombed Up and Ready to Go

Ground crew finish preparing P-40F #62 for a sortie.
This ship appears to have a replacement rudder.


LIFE Archives - Hart Preston photo - Larger Image

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