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UPL 48698

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Ground crew of the 78th Fighter Group test the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt (41-6373) August 1943.

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Units

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.

83rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

41-6373

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date: 28 Mar 2021 11:08:12

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations

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