American 35th Fighter Squadron (35th FS) pilots in flight gear at 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby
(Left to right) Max Wiecks, John Case, 2nd Lt. Hervey Carpenterter, Irving Erickson, 2nd Lt Gentry R. Plunkett, Jr., 2nd William G. Hosford, James Selzer, Jerry Quandt, 2nd Lt. Paul S. Miller, J. W. Eagan, E. B. Connell, D. C. Gibson.
In the background is a parked Bell P-39 Airacobra. Later that day, 2nd William G. Hosford took off piloting P-39F Airacobra 41-7200 and was shot down and Killed In Action (KIA) intercepting Japanese aircraft attacking Port Moresby.
Wartime caption: "American fighter pilots on duty in sector enjoy a snack of lunch between assignments, at New Guinea base [7 Mile Drome] in Port Moresby on July 9, 1942 [sic June 1, 1942]. Left to right: Max Wiecks, Dallas, Texas; John Case, Pomona, Calif, Harry Carpenter [sic Hervey Carpenterter], Irving Erickson, Oakland, Calif.; Jentry Plunkett [sic Gentry R. Plunkett, Jr.], Lynchburg, Va.; William Hosford, Somerville, Mass.; James Selzer, Waterloo, Iowa; Jerry Quandt, Riverfall, Wis.; Paul Miller, Pasadena Calif.; J. W. Eagan, Hill City, S.D.; E. B. Connell, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and D. C. Gibson, Lake Port, California. A short time after picture was taken Hosford (sixth from left) was killed in combat. (AP Photo/Pool)
Credit: Patrick J. Robinson via The Fight For New Guinea Date: June 1, 1942
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