Victor France

Photo courtesy of Chuck Konsler



Victor France's Medals

Airmedal DFC Purple Heart
Airmedal Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart
(1 Oak Leaf Cluster) (2 Oak Leaf Clusters)


Assigned Aircraft

AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER CALL LETTERS DATES ASSIGNED DESCRIPTION DISPOSITION
Spitfire MkVb AD196 XR-Q Unk "Miss North Dallas" Unk
P-47C 41-6414 QP-K 4/4/43-4/15/43 Unk MIA 4/15/43 while flown by C. Peterson
P-47D 42-7876 QP-K Unk "Miss Dallas", naked girl covered by 10 gallon hat with a smoking gun standing on a map of Texas Unk
P-51B 43-6832 QP-K 2/26/44-4/18/44 "Miss Dallas", naked girl covered by 10 gallon hat with a smoking gun standing on a map of Texas, 8 black & white kill crosses on left cowling in rows of 5 and 3, olive drab & gray, regular canopy, red outlined codes, white ETO bands, Spitfire mirror MIA 4/18/44 while flown by V. France


Victories

(includes only those while in the 4th FG)



Date Enemy A/C Air/Ground Place Number
12/11/43 Me-109 Air Leeuwarden area, Neth. 1
1/29/44 FW-190 Air Hasselt, Belg. 1
2/10/44 FW-190 Air west of Paris, Fr. 1
3/8/44 Me-109 Air Stendal area, Ger. 1
3/21/44 FW-190 Ground Bordeaux area, Fr. 2
3/27/44 Ju-52 Ground Cazaux A/D, Fr. 1
3/27/44 Ju-88 Ground Cazaux A/D, Fr. 1
4/5/44 He-111 Ground Brandenburg-Briest A/D, Ger. 0.33
4/18/44 Me-109 Air Brandenburg-Stendal area, Ger. 0.33

TOTAL VICTORIES 4TH FG
Air Ground Total Air Ground Total
4.33 4.33 8.66 4.33 4.33 8.66


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