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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

According to the annotation on this image, 1st Lt Phillip L. French stood atop his steed, a Lockheed F-5E Photo Lightning. Lt. French went missing on 30 July 1945 on an administrative flight between Chanyi and Chihkiang while flying F-5E 43-28297, squadron number 805, nicknamed the “Blue Goose.” He is one of three 35PRS pilots still missing from the war, along with 1st Lt. Merroll J. Berringer and 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney.

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