He is credited with 18 air-to-air victories. The ground crew of the Jackson County Fighter "In the Mood", piloted by Captain Gerald Johnson, 25 year-old P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Pilot, share his pride in the official announcement that from films taken by his camera gun (sic) he has destroyed five enemy aircraft, and thus become the second Eighth Air Force Fighter Ace.
Gerald West. It was his final mission on May 8 th, 1944 that he broke this record and achieved his final total of 27. Find items in libraries near you. He was the first Ace Pilot of the legendary 56 th Fighter Group. [John R Bruning] Home. Gerald Walter Johnson (July 10 1919–September 9 2002) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and World War II flying ace. Advanced Search Find a Library. Major Robert S. Johnson Ace of 56th Fighter Group. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. By Stephen Sherman, Feb. 2000.Updated June 29, 2011. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Johnson was an Oklahoma Boy Scout who had wanted to become a fighter pilot since the age of eight. R obert S. Johnson survived an awful beating one day in June, 1943, when a Luftwaffe pilot shot up his helpless (but very rugged) P-47 Thunderbolt.. The Heart-Stopping, Nerve-Shredding Race to Be America’s Deadliest Combat Pilot Tommy McGuire, one of the young fighter pilots who tried to … Get this from a library! Major Robert S. Johnson Ace of 56th Fighter Group. Gerald W Johnson was the first Ace pilot of the 56th Fighter Group and the second fighter ace in the European Group. Jungle ace : Col. Gerald R. Johnson, the USAAF's top fighter leader of the Pacific War. Johnson was born in Kenmore, Ohio.. If that German pilot ever knew whom he hadn't killed, he surely lived to regret it. Major Gerald W. Johnson. In February 1944, he was promoted to Major and became flight leader of the 63rd Fighter Squadron. Search. He received his pilot’s wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in April 1942 at Ellington Field, Texas. R obert S. Johnson survived an awful beating one day in June, 1943, when a Luftwaffe pilot shot up his helpless (but very rugged) P-47 Thunderbolt.. Jungle ace : Col. Gerald R. Johnson, the USAAF's top fighter leader of the Pacific War. "Jungle Ace" follows the life of P-38 fighter ace Jerry Johnson from schoolboy to aviation candidate to grisly combat conditions, all in amazing clarity that will immerse you into the story, as if you were standing side by side with Johnson himself. During World War II, General Johnson was a member of the Eighth Air Force and served in the 56th Fighter Group. Get this from a library! He flew 88 missions in the 15 months of combat duty before being shot down and spending 13 months in a German prison camp. In 1941 he joined the U.S. Army Aviation Cadet Program at Luke Air Force Base.He received his Pilot Wings in the fall of 1941 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant.He was then assigned to the 54th, Fourth Fighter Group of the Eleventh Air Force where he flew the Bell P-39 Airacobra and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Gerald Walter Johnson was born on July 10, 1919 in Owenton, Kentucky. Lt. General Johnson was a high-ranking Officer in the United States Air Force and World War II flying ace. By Stephen Sherman, Feb. 2000.Updated June 29, 2011. "Jerry" Johnson was a high-ranking officer in the United States Air Force and World World War II flying ace. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. If that German pilot ever knew whom he hadn't killed, he surely lived to regret it. [John R Bruning]

Johnson, Gerald W. Gerald W. “Jerry” Johnson’s military career began as a second lieutenant fighter pilot with the mighty Eighth Air Force–30 years later he was the commander. Bob Johnson would go on to score 27 aerial victories … Gerald W. "Jerry" Johnson (1919–2002) was a high-ranking officer in the United States Air Force and World War II flying ace.Enlisting in 1941, Johnson served as a fighter pilot in Europe, and was credited with shooting down 18 enemy aircraft before being shot down himself and taken prisoner. BIO: Lt. General Gerald W. Johnson (Deceased) WWII Ace Pilot 17 Air Victories, 56th Fighter Group, 61st Fighter Squadron, 8 th Air Force. He left collage in September 1941 to enter the aviation cadet-training program to become an Army Air Corp pilot. Early Career. He was the first "ace" in the 56th and the second "ace" in the European Theater of Operations. Johnson was the first U.S. fighter pilot operating in Europe to beat the U.S. Word War I ace record set by Eddie Rickenbacker of 26 kills. Born in 1919, he interrupted his college education in September 1941 to enter the Aviation Cadet Program. Enlisting in 1941, Johnson served as a fighter pilot in Europe, and was credited with shooting down 16.5 enemy aircraft before being shot down himself and taken prisoner.

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