U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Paul Schmidt, pilot assigned to 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 8th Air Force, stands in front of his P-51 Mustang, the “Rocinante” – named after Don Quixote’s horse. On March 23, Schmidt was attacking an enemy train near Sendenhorst, Germany, in his F-6D, a reconnaissance version of the P-51 Mustang fighter, when he went missing in action at the age of 20. The War Department issued a presumptive finding of death March 24, 1946. (Courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 12.11.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.12.2023 11:01 |
| Photo ID: | 8164288 |
| VIRIN: | 231211-F-GE255-1001 |
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| Location: | US |
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