page_title: Gilbert O. Wymond Jr.
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: Gilbert O. Wymond Jr. / Military career
caption_attribution_description: P47 Thunderbolt - Chino Airshow 2014
context_page_description: Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond Jr. was a United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot during World War II with service overseas in Africa and Italy campaigns. He was noted for his feature role in the filming of the documentary Thunderbolt.
context_section_description: Wymond was commissioned a second lieutenant in the USAAC, and on December 12, 1941, awarded his pilot wings at Kelly Field, Texas, five days after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. His first assignment from December 1941 to July 1942 was as a fighter pilot, flying Curtiss P-40 Warhawks with the 65th Fighter Squadron of the 57th Fighter Group at Bradley Field, Trumbull Field and Rentschler Field, Connecticut.
caption: Restored P-47 in Wymond's markings as "Hun Hunter XVI".
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