Norris E Hartwell Jr

Military
An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case "NMF [Natural Metal Finish] F-5 Mount Farm 1944 268205 R Astrella" media-387614.jpg FRE 5366 An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case "NMF [Natural Metal Finish] F-5 Mount Farm 1944 268205 R Astrella" F-5B-1-LO 42-68205 Roger Freeman Collection

Eyes of The Eighth - Patricia Fussell Keen

Object Number - FRE 5366 - An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group....

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Two engineers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group fit cameras onto an F-5 Lightning (serial number 42-12778) nicknamed "Dim View". Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273531.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.
  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Dim View
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case "NMF [Natural Metal Finish] F-5 Mount Farm 1944 268205 R Astrella"
  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lusk, WY 82225, USA 10 January 1921

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Shot Down

Pas-de-Calais, France 12 August 1944 Shot down by flak at low level

Died

Phoenix, AZ, USA 6 October 2005

Other

Retired from USAF

Anchorage, AK, USA

Other

POW

Barth, Germany 13 May 1945 Stalag Luft I

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Eyes of The Eighth - Patricia Fussell Keen

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7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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