Posted on Mar 26, 2022
George Preddy, Jr.: The USAAF's Greatest P-51 Ace
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WWII World War Two
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Mustangs
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It's a terrible shame that he died from U.S. anti-aircraft fire. Great story of a great pilot.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Yup. And then his brother was KIA by German flak. He died very late in the war.
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Capt. George Preddy bails out of his 352d FG P-47D as Capt. Bill Whisner looks on. (2) Maj. George Preddy at the controls of his first Mustang--487th FS, 352d FG P-51B 'Cripes a' Mighty", June 1944. (3) 352d FG aces Maj. George Preddy and 1st Lt. Glennon Moran over Germany, June 1944. (4) Maj. George Preddy scores the last of his 6 kills on Aug. 6, 1944. (5) Maj. George Preddy leads 352d FG P-51Ds across the French coast on their way back to England, Dec. 1944. (6) 352d FG aces Maj. George Preddy and Lt. Col. J. C. Meyer escort a pair of damaged B-17s. (7) Maj. George Preddy leads a flight of 328th FS, 352d FG P-51Ds escorting 2d Bomb Div. B-24s over Germany, Dec. 1944.
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