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P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Printed caption attached to print: "Good Hunting" for Thunderbolt squadron. There was "good hunting" over northwest Germany Friday for one Eighth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt squadron. Flying escort for the U.S. heavy bombers, the group's kill totaled twenty-six German fighter planes down. Associated Press photo shows: F/O F.W. Klibbe shows how he downed his first enemy plane after his first flight on a combat mission. Rookie Klibbe is from Anderson, Indiana.

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Lieutenant F W Klibbe of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15082274 / T-000977 / O-2045005
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection