By the end of WWII Col. David Schilling was the
third-ranking ace of the 56th FG “Zemke’s Wolf Pack” having flown 132 combat
missions with 22.5 air victories and 10.5 ground victories.
On December 23, 1944 during the
Battle of the Bulge, David Schilling shot down 3 BF-109s and 2 FW-190s when USAAF aircraft
encountered over 100 German aircraft. Schilling was promoted to CO of the 56th FG when Zemke
was captured. The nose art on 42-26641 was a popular cartoon character of the time “Hairless
Joe” from Al Capp’s “Dogpatch”.
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