P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lt. Col. Neel Kearby scored victories on December 22 and 23, 1943, raising his tally to 17. (Myron Davis/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Myron Davis/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lt. Col. Neel Kearby scored victories on December 22 and 23, 1943, raising his tally to 17. (Myron Davis/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Myron Davis/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images