42-76430 King Bee
Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 25 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317381.' [Censor no.].
Printed caption on reverse: 'PRE INVASION VISIT TO A FIGHTER STATION OF THE 9TH AIR FORCE SUPPORT [changed by censor to say: 'FIGHTER'] COMMAND. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Thunderbolts Fighter Bombers queue up on the runway for take off by flag signal on a mission to continental Europe.' Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 366th Fighter Group 391st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
366th Fighter Association
The War We Fought - An almost daily account of the 366th Fighter Group "Hun Hunters" from stand up, June 1, 1943 at Richmond AAF, VA, through deactivation, August 20, 1946 at Fritzlar, Germany.
This 327 page history contains hundreds of never before published photographs plus maps, casualty lists, 42 pages of P-47 Nose Art and much, much more. It is a "must have" resource for aviation history buffs and P-47 modellers.
366th Fighter Association
The War We Fought - An almost daily account of the 366th Fighter Group "Hun Hunters" from stand up, June 1, 1943 at Richmond AAF, VA, through deactivation, August 20, 1946 at Fritzlar, Germany.
This 327 page history contains hundreds of never before published photographs plus maps, casualty lists, 42 pages of P-47 Nose Art and much, much more. It is a "must have" resource for aviation history buffs and P-47 modellers.