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JMT Productions out of Southern California is currently working on a two-hour documentary film about the men and history of the Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group during World War II. 354th.com has viewed a ten minute trailer on this documentary. I was overcome with a tremendous sense of pride and impressed with JMT's professionalism. A documentary long in coming - the 354th.com website supports this project 100% and encourages anyone associated with the 354th Fighter Group to provide use of any form of materials to this project.
The Project: This is a documentary about the men of the 354th Fighter Group. A recently discovered diary of 1st Lt. William R. Perkins will be our introduction to the men of the 354th. "Perk" served in the 356th Fighter Squadron in World War II. His P-51 Mustang was nicknamed "ANGEL FROM HELL". Although against the rules, he kept a very detailed diary from January 1 to June 12, 1944. He crashed on June 13, 1944 a few days after D-Day near Notre Dame de Cenilly in France. Our documentary will incorporate Perkins' diary and new interviews with Col. A. W. Owen, Hugh A. Gibson, Lindy Genung, Nathan Glick, Dr. Clayton Kelly Gross, Ed Regis, Bruno Peters, James Hughes, Lowell K. Brueland, Ken Dahlberg, Bill Davis, Robert J. Ramer, Chuck Tighe, Rev. George Bernard and many others. In the next few months we have plans to travel and meet other men from the 354th FG. If you were in the 354th and would like to be interviewed or if you have any photos or facts, please let us know by sending an email to flashframe@earthlink.net. JMT Production members are:
If you were associated with the 354th in any way, please contact us. We want to hear from the support crews, the ground crew, and everyone who made the missions possible. Family members and relatives are encouraged to contact us.
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