Caption | Navy Lt Bob Elder in a P-51D Mustang modified with a tailhook aboard the carrier Shangra-La for testing, 15 Nov 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Chari Willis says:
19 Nov 2017 07:08:11 PM
My Dad Lt Cmdr James K Bourland served as a night fighter pilot in 1945 on the Shanghai-La. He also fought in the Korean War as a naval pilot.
19 Nov 2017 07:08:11 PM
My Dad Lt Cmdr James K Bourland served as a night fighter pilot in 1945 on the Shanghai-La. He also fought in the Korean War as a naval pilot.
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