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Originally Posted by Trapper50cal
bumping this old thread to add some info...
My Grandmother's name was Florence.
My Grandfather was James Milton Fogle
The picture of "Fickle Flossy III" is actually my Grandfather, from what I can tell.
That pilot on the wing is DEFINITELY my Grandpa.
Family photo that my mom has...
Happy Veterans Day to all who have served or are serving!
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I would be very interested to see a photo of your Grandad if you have one.
You can email me directly if you like.
It would be much appreciated.
If you can verify that this is indeed Fogle on the wing, it might also identify the pilot in another photo of Flossy.
You see the problem is, this other photo was published with the caption stating the Pilot was Fogle.
It looks like the photo was pulled from a book or publication.
But pilot Bill Johnson claimed to a reporter in a 2014 interview that he was the one in the picture.
Johnson even changed the caption, crossing out Fogle's name and writing in his own name.
Plus, I have a photo of another completely different Pilot posing with this plane.
Pilots often posed in front of aircraft that weren't theirs.
And this is the big problem.
Unless you see records indicating a specific pilot tied to a specific aircraft,
you can't always trust a photo like this.
The fact that this guy is standing on the wing leads me to assume that he might well be the pilot.
Another random pilot just posing for a photo, might not climb onto a plane that wasn't his.
And I was recently contacted by another fellow, whose Grandfather might also claim to be the pilot of Fickle Flossy III.
I have verified beyond a doubt that this Pilot was indeed part of 391st FS(366thFG)
But Fogle's name does not appear on 391st Operations Board.
Do you happen to know the dates of his service with the 391st?
Did he fly missions on D-Day?
Bill Johnson also claimed that he flew Fickle Flossy on D-Day missions,
although invasion stripes aren't visible in any of the photos.