F/O Hurley, 79 Sqdn 20FG was probably flying a P-38 according to their history in 1944 (although reading the make up of the group on Little Friends they may have used a mix of aircraft). Capt Walton, 328Sqn 352FG, would have been flying a P-51?
One film I’ve viewed was of a “Liberator A.C.” and the pilot/squadron details were recorded as being F/O Emmerson 453 Sqn on 26/2/45 at 1600hrs
A second clip, F/Lt Clemesha 453 Sqn, also featured this attack – slightly better quality than the first clip and I managed to capture a frame of the action to try and see if I could enhance the image over that seen on the Steenbeck.
Later, after converting the negative image to a positive, I could make out it was a white underlined G on a dark coloured bar. Some searching on the net resulted in the following results…
392nd BG, Serial No. – 42-95241, Sqn – (H) 578th
Call Letter – EC – G, A/C Name – “Jolly Duck”
Final Disposition – Crash landed Feb 22, 45 at Noekermeer, near Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
Missions Flown – 37
I mentioned it on my blog and was contacted by someone from Holland – “I am one of the investigators of this airplane and in also live in Zoetermeer were the Jolly Duck crash landed (not NOEKermeer)
I also delivered many information and pictures to B24.net and I assisted Annet Tison writing the John McCormick story on B24.net .
We never knew that there were more pictures of the jolly duck!! so we are very happy with this picture!
We also didn’t know the names of the pilots of the Spitfires.”
The story of John McCormick is interesting reading.
More info –
Scroll to bottom of page and images of “Jolly Duck” crash site –
http://www.b24.net/crashsites/index.html
Pics of her can be found on row four on this page –
http://www.b24.net/aircraft/index.html
Mission report –
http://www.b24.net/missions/MM022245.htm#12658