This is photograph of Lt. Charles L. Khouri, a 603rd pilot. His nickname was thought to be Dusty. 1st Lt. Charles L. Khouri was Command Pilot on 15 October 15 1944, when his plane crashed on take-off and landed in the nearby Anstey Church moat near Nuthampstead, headed for a mission to Cologne, Germany.

The date of this photograph is thought to be the summer of 1944 at Nuthampstead, note the fence and planes in background.

Allen Ostrom, 398th FLAK NEWS Editor provided a scan of this photograph via a request from Denis Sharp.

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