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Perry J Dahl

Col Perry J Dahl Born 18 February 1923, Colonel Dahl served in the 41st Infantry Division as an enlisted man in the early 1940s. He applied for aviation cadet training shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in June 1943. Following transition training in the P-38 Lightning, Dahl was sent to Tumwater, Washington with the 55th Fighter Group, then on to the Pacific Theater as a replacement pilot in the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Satans Angels. Starting in Buna, New Guinea, he fought through the Pacific, ending up at Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Dahl scored his first victory on 9 November 1943, a Zeke downed near Alexishafen, and destroyed another Zeke over Wewak three days before Christmas. He was credited with a third Zeke on 23 January 1944 and became an ace on 3 April when he shot down a Zeke and an Oscar near Santani Lake. He was credited with one more Oscar on 8 June before the group moved to the Philippines. Promoted to captain, Dahl continued to run up his score, downing a Tony on 10 November. Two weeks later he was involved in a mid-air collision and parachuted into enemy territory. He was captured by a Japanese patrol but was rescued by Filipino guerrillas. He returned to his unit thirty one days later and concluded his scoring in March 1945, credited with a Sally on the 5th and a Hamp on the 28th. Following World War II Dahl attended the University of Washington and Southern Colorado State University, where he graduated with a Batchelor of Science degree. He was employed with the Seattle Post Intelligencer when he was recalled to active duty in February, 1951. Following recall, his duty assignments included: Test pilot, Air Force Depot; Editor Flying Safety Magazine; Student, Air Command and Staff College; Commander 734th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron; Air Staff, Pentagon, Washington DC; Vice Commandant of Cadets, United States Air Force Academy; Deputy Chief of Staff, North American Air Defense Command and Commander, 56th Special Operations Wing. Colonel Dahl flew two combat tours in Southeast Asia. He retired from the Air Force on June 30 1978.

Items Signed by Col Perry J Dahl

	Clipped Signature - Perry J Dahl. Price : £45.00	Originally an infantryman, by 1943 he was flying P-38 Lightnings with the 432nd Fighter Squadron in the Pacific. He scored 9 victories in the war, despite being captured by the Japanese at one point after a mid-air collision - he was rescued by Fil......
	Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £170.00	One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific ......
	Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £290.00	One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific ......
	Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £250.00	One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific ......
	Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) SOLD OUT	One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific ......	NOT AVAILABLE

Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £140.00

One of the most successful of the P-38 equipped units was the 475th Fighter Group, Satans Angels, and it is the P-38s of this famous unit that Nicolas Trudgian has portrayed in his tribute to the American Air Forces that made Victory in the Pacific p......

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Col Perry J Dahl

	Pack 664. Pack of two WW2 Pacific War aviation prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £75	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Threatening Skies by Richard Taylor. Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.
	P-38 Lightning Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £110	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. Richard Bong by Ivan Berryman.
	P-38 Lightning Aircraft Pritns by Stan Stokes and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £30	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. Yamamoto's Last Flight by Stan Stokes.
	P-38 Lightning Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Stan Stokes. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £50	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian. A Pair of Aces by Stan Stokes.
	Japanese Zero Aviation Prints by Ivan Berryman and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £90	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Zero Hour by Ivan Berryman. Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.

P-38 Lighting Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £70

Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Lt William J Dixie Sloan by Ivan Berryman. Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.

Col Perry J Dahl

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Lightning Click the name above to see prints featuring Lightning aircraft. Manufacturer : Lockheed	Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany.