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USA / Australia: Colonel Paul Irvin 'Pappy' Gunn (1899-1957), in the cockpit of his modified B-25 Mitchell medium bomber 'Pappy's Folly', Queensland, Australia, c. 1942

Colonel Paul Irvin 'Pappy' Gunn (October 18, 1899 October 11, 1957) was a United States naval aviator known mainly for his actions in the Second World War as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces.<br/><br/>. He was known as an expert in dare-devil low-level flying, and recognized for numerous feats of heroism and mechanical ingenuity, especially modifications to the Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber and B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that turned them into attack aircraft.

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Title: USA / Australia: Colonel Paul Irvin 'Pappy' Gunn (1899-1957), in the cockpit of his modified B-25 Mitchell medium bomber 'Pappy's Folly', Queensland, Australia, c. 1942

Caption: Colonel Paul Irvin 'Pappy' Gunn (October 18, 1899 October 11, 1957) was a United States naval aviator known mainly for his actions in the Second World War as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces.

. He was known as an expert in dare-devil low-level flying, and recognized for numerous feats of heroism and mechanical ingenuity, especially modifications to the Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber and B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that turned them into attack aircraft.

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