By: Skybolt - 23rd October 2004 at 22:46
Living in the village of Kings Cliffe, around a couple of miles from the WW2 home of the 20th Fighter Group, I am so sorry to learn of Jack Ilfreys death. He was indeed one of those Texans who contributed so much to our victory in 1945. I have a fine print of that remarkable mid air coming together over Germany in “Happy Jack’s Go-Buggy” and it will serve as a reminder of a fine man and a true American patriot. RIP Jack, I bet the reunion up there was fantastic. Tomorrow I will spend a few minutes at the memorial on the Roman road that runs past the old aerodrome and think of Jack and his buddies back then.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
By: Dog House Ldr. - 23rd October 2004 at 02:18
sorry to hear about that, Jack and the rest of the allied fighter pilots living or deceased are legends that I shall not forget.
” Old soldier’s never die, they just fade away”
By: von Perthes - 22nd October 2004 at 23:18
Sorry to hear the news.
Geoff.
By: Andy in Beds - 22nd October 2004 at 20:23
Locobuster & Mike.
I couldn’t agree more about not seeing the like of these men again.
So few now remain.
Cheers
Andy
By: Locobuster - 22nd October 2004 at 20:19
Thanks Mike. I’m afraid we may never see his like again, he was truly the last of a breed. If anyone has photos of Jack, please post them here so I can put them on the website I created for him…
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October 22, 2004 at 7:50 pm