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Lt. Herbert L Boyle, [ Covington, KY ], 84th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-8667 WZ-Kbar.

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Units

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944.

84th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

42-8667

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 373rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 412th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date: 27 Mar 2017 21:35:05

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption and unit associations

Sources

www.littlefriends.co.uk