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Title
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Planes and Weapons of WWII
Subject
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Planes that were flown in WWII in which Colonel Joseph Laughlin flew or flew with.
Description
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These are planes that were utilized by the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. The focus will be on those planes that were flown by Colonel Laughlin or flew with him and the 362nd Fighter Group.
Creator
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Lockheed Corporation
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1930s-1940s
Still Image
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Title
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Propeller of a P-47
Subject
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An up-close look at the propeller of a P-47
Description
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The propeller on the engine of a P-47. The engine, a Pratt and Whitney R-2800, helped to determine the size of the plane. The engine was covered with metal plates known as a cowling. During combat, the cowling cover was color-associated with the fighter squadron that the pilot was assigned to. Yellow was the cowling color of the 379th Fighter Squadron (F.S), one of three squadrons that made up the 362nd Fighter Group. Pilots with nicknames would have those nicknames in caricature on the cowling of their plane, known as nose art. Much of the nose art of the 379th F.S. and the 362nd F.G., was done by Captain George Rarey and Corporal Joe Carpenter, both of the 379th. The nose art on this plane has been painted to represent the plane of Colonel Joseph Laughlin, nicknamed Five by Five. The original nose art was done by Captain Rarey.
Creator
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Republic Aviation Corporation
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The National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940s
Captain Rarey
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
engine
Five by Five
P-47
Propellor
Rarey Nose Art
USAF Museum
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
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Title
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A Serious Colonel Laughlin in Front of his Last P-47 at Straubing Air Base, Germany
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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A serious look from a usually jovial man
Description
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Although he was known as a very jovial person, Colonel Laughlin had a serious side that he never really showed in front of cameras. Here he looks out with a very severe and serious expression while standing in front of his final P-47 in his flight suit. He was probably surveying the damage his own group had delivered to the base only a few weeks before, on April 27
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
May 1945
checkerboard
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
Five by Five
flight suit
Last P-47
Ninth Air Force
P-47
serious
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Grinning in Front of his Original P-47
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin takes time to commemorate his first plane with the nose art painted by Captain George Rarey
Description
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Colonel Laughlin talks and smiles as he poses in front of his first P-47. Although he had already been called Five by Five (for looking five feet tall and five feet wide) the elephant with the four leaf clover was a surprise. Captain George Rarey had painted it on the cowl of his plane while he was gone from the base. This was his reaction upon his return. The elephant, a caricature of Dumbo, holds a four leaf clover instead of a feather in a nod to Colonel Laughlin's Irish heritage. The black color on the cowl indicates this was before the men had entered combat.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1943
Captain Rarey
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
elephant
Five by Five
Irish heritage
nose art
Original P-47
P-47
Rarey Nose Art
uniform
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Grinning in Front of his Last P-47
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin has a toothy grin as he is photographed in front of his last P-47
Description
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Colonel Laughlin is all smiles as he looks out onto the field full of men and planes. He appears in his flight suit with his uniform underneath, ready to take to the skies. The checkerboard cowl color indicates this was taken towards the end of the war; it had been painted on the same cowl covers that Captain George Rarey had painted before combat begin for the 362nd Fighter Group. Captain George Rarey was KIA on June 27, 1944.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1945
Captain Rarey
checkerboard
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
Five by Five
Last P-47
P-47
Rarey Nose Art
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
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Title
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The Original Nose Art of Colonel Joseph Laughlin's P-47, Five by Five
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
The topic of the resource
Captain George Rarey's original nose art on Colonel Laughlin's first P-47
Description
An account of the resource
The cowl color of P-47s fresh from the factory was black. They did not require a new color until they were to enter combat. However, Colonel Laughlin was so enamored with his nose art that he asked his crew chief to salvage the cowl off of every plane he flew. His crew chief, Sergeant Chodor, did just that. His cowl color would change to yellow when the 379th Fighter Squadron became active combat, and at the end of the war would be checkerboard yellow, blue, and red.
Creator
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Republic Aviation Company
Captain George Rarey
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940s
Captain Rarey
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
elephant
Five by Five
Irish heritage
Rarey Nose Art
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
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Title
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The Nose Art on the P-47D in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH, Painted as Five by Five
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Creator
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Republic Aviation Corporation
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Restoration Unit
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940s
Subject
The topic of the resource
Museum officials sought to make a perfect rendering of Colonel Joseph Laughlin's original nose art
Description
An account of the resource
The staff of the National Museum of the USAF researched the original nose art done by Captain George Rarey. They replicated it, in honor of both Colonel Laughlin and Captain Rarey, understanding the respect and love that Colonel Laughlin had for Captain Rarey and his original artwork.
Captain Rarey
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
cowling
elephant
Irish heritage
USAF Museum