Captain Joseph T. McKeon with P-38H "Regina Coeli" 42-66856 parked at North Borio Airfield (Dobodura No. 15)
Nicknamed "Regina Coeli" (in double quotation marks) meaning "Queen of Heaven" in Latin. Behind the nickname is a stenciled "7" the last digit of Constructors Number 1367. Nose Number 179. The propeller spinners were painted blue and outlined in white at the rear with an olive drab tip. Assigned to pilot Captain Joseph T. McKeon who painted four Japanese flags on the nose indicating his aerial victory claims. In the background is P-38 Lightning Tail Number 184
Credit: 475th FG via Possum, Clover & Hades Date: 1943
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