Herky's Big Day by Stan Stokes. SIG1004C the Westland Lysander was to

the Westland Lysander was to prove invaluable in its role of transporting SOE agents on clandestine missions during World War II

moments before he received a mortal wound

Signed by Kit Carson

In an effort to improve the situation and provide some semblance of air superiority

Herky's Big Day by Stan Stokes. SIG1004C the Westland Lysander was toSTK0037. Herky's Big Day by Stan Stokes. The Republic P 47 Thunderbolt, or Jug7 as it was more popularly called, was the mount of many of the American aces of WW 11. The P 47 represented the crowning achievement from two aircraft designers, Alexander Kartvelli and Alexander De Seversky, both immigrants from Russia. It came on the heels of two other aircraft, the P 35 and P 43, which were satisfactory pre war designs, but not up to the new standards