FRE 71
IMAGEMajor Nathaniel B. Blanton, Major Robert Montgomery and Major David R. McGovern of the 20th Fighter Group stand with bicycle in front of P-38 Lightning at Kings Cliffe air base, while Lieutenant-Colonel Barton M. Russell, the Group's Commanding Officer, takes a photograph, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From briefing room to flying line, from runways to skyways and contest with the enemy, each mission represents expert planning by Operations and Intelligence and the brains and sweat of every man who prepares an order or tightens a screw on a prop. Photo shows:- Major Nathaniel B. Blanton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Major Robert Montgomery, Bethlehem, Pa., Major David R. McGovern, Butte, Montana and Lt. Col. Barton Russell, C.O. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 75a.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 20th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 554th Fighter Training Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (VIII Fighter Command)
- Service Numbers: O-401361
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-393173
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot ; Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (20th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-357600
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 multi-engine. Group Commander
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe