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Ground crew of the 4th Fighter Group at work above and below the wing of a P-51 Mustang at Debden air base, 1944-1945.

FRE 23

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 23
  • Description: Ground crew of the 4th Fighter Group at work above and below the wing of a P-51 Mustang at Debden air base, 1944-1945.
Ground crew and a pilot of the 356th Fighter Group admire a Dornier 17 painted beaneath the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt.

FRE 465

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 465
  • Description: Ground crew and a pilot of the 356th Fighter Group admire a Dornier 17 painted beaneath the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt.
Interior of an armament shack of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at Debden. One of the three men is working on an AN/M2 .50 Browning machine gun.

FRE 22

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 22
  • Description: Interior of an armament shack of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at Debden. One of the three men is working on an AN/M2 .50 Browning...
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph L. Mason of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. 29 January 1944.

FRE 330

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 330
  • Description: Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph L. Mason of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. 29 January 1944.
Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base, winter 1943 - 1944. Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond flew with the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.

FRE 331

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 331
  • Description: Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond with his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie", at Bodney air base...
Captain Edward J. Gignac of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, beside his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-G, serial number 42-22548), named "Gig's-Up". 1943 - June 1944.

FRE 329

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 329
  • Description: Captain Edward J. Gignac of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, beside his aircraft, P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-G, serial number 42-22548)...
Captain Davis Perron of the 357th Fighter Group sits in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang along with a canine friend. Handwritten caption on reverse:' David T Perron.'

FRE 473

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 473
  • Description: Captain Davis Perron of the 357th Fighter Group, holding a dog, sits in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'David T...
Two P-47 Thunderbolts of the 356th Fighter Group take to the air. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Two P-47's just after take-off, landing gear folding up. Covered all over with invasion stripes, carrying a 165 gal belly tank and a 500 pound bomb under each wing.'

FRE 472

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 472
  • Description: Two P-47 Thunderbolts of the 356th Fighter Group take to the air. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Two P-47's just after take-off, landing gear...
P-51 Mustangs nicknamed "Jersey Jerk" and "Jet Job" fly in formation with fellow Mustangs of the 356th Fighter Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'P-51 Mustangs of the 8th AF return from an escort mission to Lutzkendorf, Germany 9 February 1945.'

FRE 470

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 470
  • Description: P-51 Mustangs nicknamed "Jersey Jerk" and "Jet Job" fly in formation with fellow Mustangs of the 356th Fighter Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'P...
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 356th Fighter Group fly in formation over English countryside.

FRE 469

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 469
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 356th Fighter Group fly in formation over English countryside.
A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Florida Gator", of the 356th Fighter Squadron at Martlesham Heath.

FRE 468

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 468
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28919) nicknamed "Florida Gator" of the 356th Fighter Group at Martlesham Heath.
Damaged remains of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 356th Fighter Group in a wreckage area at Martlesham Heath.

FRE 467

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 467
  • Description: Damaged remains of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 356th Fighter Group in a wreckage area at Martlesham Heath.
Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group attend to a damaged P-47 Thunderbolt following a crash landing at Martlesham Heath. Official caption printed on image: '85SG4GA5?-2 (Crash Landing).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '26/2/44 276211 Lt Cotrer (K) making landing.'

FRE 466

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 466
  • Description: Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group attend to a damaged P-47 Thunderbolt following a crash landing at Martlesham Heath. Official caption printed on...
Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond's P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie". Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943 - 1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond, Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Schoonmaker and Assistant Crew Chief Sergeant Mathew were part of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Probably taken at Bodney air base, where the 352nd Fighter Group where stationed between July 1943 and November 1945.

FRE 328

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 328
  • Description: Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Luther H. Richmond's P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-R, serial number 42-8412), named "Sweetie". Pin-up artwork by Alberto Vargas. 1943...
Ground crew stand beside P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-Y. serial number 41-6323), named "Sneezy". This aircraft was flown by Lieutenant Donald McKibben of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. Probably taken at Bodney air base, where the 352nd Fighter Group were based between July 1943 and November 1945.

FRE 327

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 327
  • Description: Ground crew stand beside P-47 Thunderbolt (PZ-Y. serial number 42-76323), named "Sneezy". This aircraft was flown by Lieutenant Donald McKibben of the...
First Lieutenant Earl L. Stier of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, surveys the damage to his aircraft at Duxford air base. Half the rudder was shot away when he was hit by flak on the recent mission. 1945.

FRE 286

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 286
  • Description: First Lieutenant Earl L. Stier of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, surveys the damage to his aircraft at Duxford air base. Half the...
Captain Henry W "Baby" Brown and Lieutenant-Colonel Claiborn H "Zoot" Kinnard Jr of the 355th Fighter Group with Brown's P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial number 42-106448) nicknamed "The Hun Hunter ~ Texas". Image stamped and signed on reverse to pass base censorship. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'HW Brown (Left) & unknown commander 355 FG.' Second handwritten caption on reverse, in different script, refers to the "unknown commander": 'He is Lt Col Kinnard.'

FRE 454

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 454
  • Description: Captain Henry W "Baby" Brown and Lieutenant-Colonel Claiborn H "Zoot" Kinnard Jr of the 355th Fighter Group with Brown's P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial...
A P-51 Mustang (YF-L, serial number 44-13354) nicknamed "Slugger" of the 358th Fighter Squardon, 355th Fighter Group.

FRE 460

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 460
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (YF-L, serial number 44-13354) nicknamed "Slugger" of the 358th Fighter Squardon, 355th Fighter Group.
Two P-51 Mustangs of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter group fly in formation over fields.

FRE 459

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 459
  • Description: Two P-51 Mustangs of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter group fly in formation over fields.
Second Lieutenant A.K. Jorgensen, First Lieutenant Richard Ulvestad and Second Lieutenant Gordon Hatt talk with a fellow airman of the 387th Bomb Group in front of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 14 Oct 1943.'[stamp] and '288177.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"MARAUDER" GETS HOME WITH ONE ENGINE AFLAME. "Double Trouble" is the name of a B-26 at a US Marauder station. On a recent raid over France it lived up to its name with a v

FRE 1324

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1324
  • Description: Second Lieutenant A.K. Jorgensen, First Lieutenant Richard Ulvestad and Second Lieutenant Gordon Hatt talk with a fellow airman of the 387th Bomb...