FRE 9955
IMAGEAn Aerodrome in Nancy, France after being strafed by the 479th Fighter Group, 18 August 1944. Gun camera image. Colonel Hubert Zemke (commander of the 479th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: 'Nancy/ Essey Airdrome (Flughafen) being strafed by 2 sqdns of P-38s from the 479th Fighter Group Wattisham AB England. Lt Theodore J Sowerly 435th Sq shows how its done against a JU 88 in some precision strafing at a [illegible] near some French houses. Notice the hits moving into the aircraft as it caught fire. Score that day 43-0-28 Not bad for a first mission as a group leader with the 479th!'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Locations
- Site type: Airfield