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Wings Clipped: A Redhawk Captured in Korea

Major Murrit H. Davis, Commander of the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in “Sexy Sally II” and another F-51 of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing (probably piloted by Captain Alphonzo T. Wagner), make a successful low-level napalm run over P’yongyang, north Korea on the morning of 14 August 1951. In this famous photograph from the Korean War, two napalm fire bombs head towards their targets just a split second after being released from shackles beneath Sexy Sally’s wing. Maj Murrit was killed in action that day flying F-51D 44-74035 while searching for two other pilots shot down on the Pyongyang mission. His remains have not been recovered. (Caption adapted from original at Truckbusters from Dogpatch, USAF photo)

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