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Very nice. I keep thinking of things I should buy instead of a CMP M-1, but dang it, guys like you keep putting up nice pictures.

So your Dad was eligible for the Caterpiller Club!

I also remember reading of some informal club/award in the ETO for flyers who had the "presence of mind" (or maybe it was just being scared into a monkey-grip) to hang onto the D-ring they opened their chutes with. Sounds like your Dad was eligible for that too. That's some story, surviving the shootdown, bail-out, and evading back to friendly lines.