FRE 5503

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A pipe-smoking member of ground crew of the 55th Fighter Group, wearing an apron for carrying hand tools. Handwritten on slide:"1-32"
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Sgt Bob Sand 38th FS 55th FG from Bellingham, WA , wearing an apron for carrying hand tools was an aircraft propeller specialist and took many photos while based at Wormingford with the 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"1-32"

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A pipe-smoking member of ground crew of the 55th Fighter Group, wearing an apron for carrying hand tools. Handwritten on slide:"1-32"

Robert T Sand

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39171056
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Airplane Propeller Specialist

Locations

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption, person associations and place associations
Sources

Comparing this photo with ones where airman is known to be Robert Sand:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/11820
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/4416

Date:
Contributorfugari
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Cook Ided Bob Sand

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection