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An P-38 Lightning of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, 12th Air Force in North Africa. Printed caption on reverse: '76070- A Lockheed P-38 of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing parked in a revetment at an air base somewhere in North Africa. US Air Force Photo.'
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An F-5A Lightning (serial 42-13071) of the 12th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd PRG; she crashed into Mediterranean Sea 100 miles north of Bizerte, Tunisia on 11 November 1943 (MACR 1145). The pilot, LT Clifford E. Kent, was KIA. Printed caption on reverse: '76070- A Lockheed P-38 of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing parked in a revetment at an air base somewhere in North Africa. US Air Force Photo.'

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ContributorGerry Asher
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaf.htm

Correlation of 'last two' of aircraft serial on the nose (a common feature among AAF photo recon units) with F-5A serial database.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection