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| USAAF 5th AF 25th Liaison Squadron "Guinea Short Lines"
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Aircraft History Built by Stinson. On December 3, 1943 delivered to the U.S. Army as Stinson L-5 Sentinel serial number 42-98758. Disassembled and shipped overseas to New Guinea. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 25th Liaison Squadron "Guinea Short Lines" Assigned to pilot SSgt Gerard R. "Gerry" Felter. With crew chief Pete Peterson. Nicknamed "Gayle Ann". This aircraft flew 15 FAC (Forward Air Control) mission and the silhouette of a canoe, represent an incident when the aircraft caught a local canoe off Mindanao with Japanese aboard, and sank it with small arms fire and hand grenades, the remaining Japanese were later captured by friendly guerrillas. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - Stinson L-5 Sentinel 42-98758 OY-1 Sentinel 60507 / 42-98752 is painted to represent this aircraft Contribute
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