Keywords: William Thies and Leslie Gehres.jpg en US Navy Lieutenant William Thies left pilot of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina of patrol squadron VP-41 Fleet Air Wing 4 in Alaska during the Aleutian Islands Campaign in 1942 Thies discovered the Akutan Zero while on patrol on 10 July 1942 To the right stands Captain Leslie Gehres commanding officer FAW 4 cite book Cloe John Haile 1990 The Aleutian Warriors A History of the 11th Air Force and Fleet Air Wing 4 Pictorial Histories Publishing Co and Anchorage Chapter Air Force Association Missoula Montana 0929521358 25370916 p 137 Author 1942 Book states that image is official US Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States naval aviators PBY Catalina aircrew Aleutian Islands campaign Mitsubishi A6M2 Akutan Zero |