Description: WWIIAces PilotsFrank HurlbutWilliam Sloan82nd Fighter Group15th Air ForceSigned Photo Frank D. Hurlbut (July 20, 1922-2017) began his military career at age 17 in the Utah National Guard. In February 1942 he transferred to the Army Air Forces for flight training and graduated as a staff sergeant pilot at Luke Field, Arizona on 27 August 1942. After a stint in P-39s at Dale Mabrey Field, Florida, he was sent to England and was promoted to flight officer in December. Sent to North Africa as a replacement pilot, he transitioned into P-38s and was assigned to the 96th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group, flying a P-38 named "Hell's Angels". On his third mission on II April 1943, Hurlbut scored his first victory when his flight intercepted 25 Ju-S2s evacuating key personnel from North Africa. He downed one but his aircraft was hit and he had to crash-land. On 20 May he destroyed a FW-190 and damaged a Me-109, and on 18 June, escorting B-25s to Sardinia, he shot down a Me-109, followed by a Me 109 probable, and minutes later destroyed an Italian Re.2001. Hurlbut became an ace on 10 July during the Sicilian invasion, downing three FW-l09s and damaging another. On 7 August, he claimed a FW-190 destroyed and a Me-109 damaged. He scored his last victory on 2 September, downing a Me-109 after a 75-mile chase. After 50 missions he returned to the States and instructed in P-38s and later in P-61s at Van Nuys, California. During World War II, he became an ACE, credited with shooting down 9 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Hurlbut remained in the post-war Air Force, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in August 1964. This signed photo is a copy of an actual period photo. The signature is real and was most likely signed in the 1980s-1990s. William “Dixie” Sloan (January 1, 1921- January 30, 1999) enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on September 11, 1939, and entered the Aviation Cadet Program on August 25, 1941. Sloan was awarded his pilot wings as a Staff Sergeant Pilot at Kelly Field, Texas, on March 7, 1942, and was commissioned a 2d Lt on September 20, 1942. He was briefly assigned to the 79th Pursuit Group at Dale Mabry Field, Florida, before joining the 96th Pursuit Squadron of the 82nd Pursuit Group at Muroc Field, California, in April 1942. Lt Sloan deployed with the group to Northern Ireland in October 1942, and began flying combat missions in the P-38 Lightning in North Africa in January 1943. He was credited with the destruction of 12 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, 2 probables, and 3 damaged, from January to September 1943, when he returned to the United States. Sloan spent the remainder of the war as a P-38 flight instructor in California. After the war, he served at bases in Utah, California, Idaho, and Washington, before serving in Germany from August 1946 to September 1949. During this time, Sloan flew over 50 missions in C-54 Skymaster transports in support of the Berlin Airlift. He served at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, from September 1949 to July 1953, and then at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, from July 1953 to July 1955. Maj Sloan was an Air Force-Civil Air Patrol Liaison Officer for the New York Wing of CAP from July 1955 to October 1958, and then served on the Staff of Air Material Command (renamed Air Force Logistics Command in 1961) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, until his retirement from the Air Force on September 30, 1963. He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1968 for a mission he flew in 1943. Condition: nice condition Size: 8 x 10 inches Look over pictures to see the exact item you will receive and to determine the overall condition of this item. Thanks for looking! Jeff
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