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A man in a heavy jacket stands beside an airplane with two dice and "Jerk's Natural" stenciled on it.

John L. Jerstad

Army Air Forces Maj. John L. Jerstad flew many of his missions over Europe during World War II in a plane nicknamed Jerk's Natural.

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