FRE 10110
IMAGEFrench countryside, photographed through the nose of a P-38 Lightning of the 367th Fighter Group on landing. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 30 Aug 1944.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 31 May 1945.' [stamp] and '354528 .' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-38s over the Seine. No.1 of a series of pix taken through the nose of the P-38 as it comes in to land. Scherschel LIFE.' The view of the bombardier through the plexiglass nose of a Droop Snoot P-38 coming in to land. Note the bombardiers feet at bottom of frame.
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- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 495th Fighter Training Group
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Lady Lou
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 82nd Fighter Group
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Droop Snoots
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanne
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3