Nose art for the "Peli-Can"

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lkrs42
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Nose art for the "Peli-Can"

Post by lkrs42 » 07 Jun 2025 2339

Your nose art section was missing a photo of the "Peli-Can", piloted by my Great Uncle Roy William Olsen, taken down by a Japanese kamikaze pilot over the pacific in 1944. I have attached the picture.
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Bob Tupa
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Re: Nose art for the "Peli-Can"

Post by Bob Tupa » 15 Oct 2025 1354

Your uncle was in the thick of it and actually went down in 1943. The site should let you email me directly so I can send you information that will make for a very interesting story for you family history. No one in the Fifth Air Force surpassed his combat record.

Bob Tupa. rjtupa@yahoo.com.

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