Lawrence W Nelson Jr

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82nd Fighter Squadron pilots relaxing outside the Squadron 'ready room': (left to right); Lieutenant Troy L Eggleston (killed in action, 26 November 1944), Captain Roland L Wolfe, Captain Winfield H Brown (later Squadron Operations Officer), Lieutenant Larry Nelson, late summer 1944. HU 31937 HU 31937 82nd Fighter Squadron pilots relaxing outside the Squadron 'ready room': (left to right); Lieutenant Troy L Eggleston (killed in action, 26 November 1944), Captain Roland L Wolfe, Captain Winfield H Brown (later Squadron Operations Officer), Lieutenant Larry Nelson, late summer 1944. IWM collections

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Object Number - HU 31937 - 82nd Fighter Squadron pilots relaxing outside the Squadron 'ready room': (left to right); Lieutenant Troy L Eggleston (killed in action, 26 November...

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42-28455

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Flying Falcon
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Lawrence W Nelson: Gallery (4 items)

82nd Fighter Squadron pilots relaxing outside the Squadron 'ready room': (left to right); Lieutenant Troy L Eggleston (killed in action, 26 November 1944), Captain Roland L Wolfe, Captain Winfield H Brown (later Squadron Operations Officer), Lieutenant Larry Nelson, late summer 1944.

Object number: HU 31937 - 82nd Fighter Squadron pilots relaxing outside the...

Object number: UPL 26434 - Lt Lawrence “Larry” W Nelson, [ Warren, OH ] 82nd...

Object number: UPL 26435 - Lt Lawrence “Larry” W Nelson, [ Warren, OH ]. 82nd...

Object number: UPL 48843 - Lt. Lawrence “Larry” W Nelson, Warren, OH. 82nd...