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Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace

"The Katzenjammer Kid" © Troy White, Oil on Canvas, 44" x 34" Sold

Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew of the 361st FG pursues a Bf 109 from III./JG 53during the August 25, 1944 mission to Rostock. Flight-leader Drew was flying "Suzy-G", Frank Glankler’s veteran P-51B Mustang, instead of his "Detroit Miss" due to a faulty supercharger detected in his Mustang after take-off. Drew and the German pilot engaged in a drawn-out game of chase, both spiralling downward until the Bf 109 finally had to pull out. Though only one of the four guns of the P-51 was firing, Ben Drew managed to take out the enemy aircraft after it broke away. Drew finished the war with 6 aerial and 1 ground victory including two Me 262 jet fighters that he shot down on 26 September 1944.

Lt. Urban "Ben" Drew in 1944

"The Katzenjammer Kid" was commissioned for the cover of Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace, a biography on Drew authored by R.R. Powell and Drew. A limited number copies of this book are available from the author.
Please e-mail R.R. Powell for ordering information.

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