FRE 9993
IMAGEP-47 Thunderbolts attack a group of Sherman tanks during Operation Rainbow in West Germany, 1950. Hubert Zemke (56th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: 'Manoeuvres in Germany shortly after the war showing an aggressor P-47 attacking a Sherman tank. Operation "Rainbow".'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (479th Fighter Group) Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-022353
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commander