Ralph Kidd "Kid" Hofer


Kid Hofer & Duke on his P-51 "Salem Representative"

RCAF,  USAAF   Lt.   -   DFC (US) w/ 6 Oak Leaf Clusters

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Hofer's P-47 - The "Missouri Kid"

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Joined RCAF

Transfered to USAAF

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Kid Hofer and Goody Goodson
Kid Hofer and Goody Goodson

BAGS 3 PLANES ON GROUND;
Lieut. Ralph Hofer Ties With Canadian Ace at 15

A FIGHTER BASE IN ENGLAND, May 31, 1944 (AP) - Lieut. Ralph Hofer, Mustang pilot of Salem. Mo., destroyed three German training planes on the ground today, tying Maj. James Goodson of Toronto, Canada, for the leading ground score of fighter pilots in the European theatre of operations, with fifteen planes destroyed.

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... and then I went like this ...

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For kill claims check out the 4th fighter groups page

HERE

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American Aces

--- Canadian Aces ---

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On these pages I use info from the Air force Association of Canada's web site
in Hugh Halliday's excellent Honors & Awards section,
Newspaper articles via the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)
as well as other sources both published and private

 

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