FRE 5319

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Two Officers of the 4th Fighter Group with an Officer Soviet Air Force during an official visit. Handwritten on slide:"Visit of USSR Officers - poor quality Richie?"
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This is a cropped and reversed version of a photo was taken on 13 April 45 by Edward Richie. Col. Everett Stewart (Sunny VIII) Group CO is on the left. The US Major is unknown. The Russians toured the base and had a meeting about Operation Frantic II which the 4th Fighter Group would go on in June of that year. Handwritten on slide:"Visit of USSR Officers - poor quality Richie?"

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Edward B Richie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Warrant Officer (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Shop Superintendent (Aviation)
Major Everett W. Stewart of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

Everett Wilson Stewart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-22859
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander

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Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
Sources

Added information to the caption as received by Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/ His sources were info from EBR V-Mails and War Diary.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection