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First Lieutenant Quince L. Brown of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, with P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-J, serial number 42-74753) probably at Duxford air base. 1943-1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '50203 USAF - Europe - First man in the European theatre to destroy four German planes on one day while flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter is 1/Lt. Quince L. Brown, Jr. of Bristow, Okla. He is pictured here with his dog, right next to his plane insignia "OKIE". For 19 long months a fligh

FRE 309

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 309
  • Description: First Lieutenant Quince L. Brown of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, with P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-J, serial number 42-74753) probably at...
Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

FRE 310

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 310
  • Description: Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of 361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group sits on hardstanding at Martlesham Heath air base.

FRE 463

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 463
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt of 361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group sits on hardstanding at Martlesham Heath air base.
Left to right: Crew Chief Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson and pilot Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, of the 78th Fighter Group, inspect the damage to their P-51 Mustang at Duxford air base. February 1945. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'EA 52913 PRO-HQ'45 Flak Holed Fighter Hit Over German Rail Yards - "That's where they hit my plane", Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, (right) of East Bakerfield, Calif. is saying as he points out where flak tore through the side of his U.S. Eighth Air Force P-51 Mus

FRE 311

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 311
  • Description: Left to right: Crew Chief Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson and pilot Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, of the 78th Fighter Group, inspect the damage to...
Lieutenant Peter G. Lehman, of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, and Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Elwood Briel, in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt (VF-S, serial no. 41-6573), named "B.E.V.O.A.P.A.B.M.", at Debden air base. Winter 1943-1944.

FRE 31

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 31
  • Description: Lieutenant Peter G. Lehman, of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, and Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Elwood Briel, in front of a P-47...
U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson stands in the centre of a group of high-ranking officers in the Operations Room of the 352nd Fighter Group at Bodney air base, 17 July 1944. Lieutenant-General Carl A. Spaatz, Commanding General of U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, stands on Stimson's left. Lieutenant-General James H. Doolittle, Commanding General of the 8th Air Force, leans on the map table. Major-General William E. Kepner, Commanding General of 8th Fighter Command, stands to Stimson's right. To

FRE 335

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 335
  • Description: U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson stands in the centre of a group of high-ranking officers in the Operations Room of the 352nd Fighter Group at...
Ace pilot with the 4th Fighter Group, First Lieutenant Ralph K. Hofer, from Salem, Missouri, seated in cockpit with ground crew standing on the wing, at Debden air base.

FRE 30

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 30
  • Description: Ace pilot with the 4th Fighter Group, First Lieutenant Ralph K. Hofer, from Salem, Missouri, seated in cockpit with ground crew standing on the wing...
Ace pilot Major Walter C. Beckham of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476), named "Little Demon". Beckham was flying this aircraft when he failed to return from a mission to Germany on 22 February 1944. He was held as a prisoner of war until the end of war in Europe.

FRE 359

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 359
  • Description: Ace pilot Major Walter C. Beckham of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, in front of P-47 Thunderbolt (YJ-X, serial number 42-8476)...
Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth, which Duncan had just crash-landed into the field. 1943-1944.

FRE 357

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 357
  • Description: Glenn E. Duncan, on the left, and John B. Rose Jr. of the 353rd Fighter Group, stand beside the group's de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth DE745 'Dorothy'...
Lieutenant-Colonel Shannon Christian of the 351st Fighter Squadron, with a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 353rd Fighter Group. Image stamped with station censor: 'Not for publication. Passed for personal use only.' Veteran's handwritten caption on reverse: ' Lt Col. Christian.'

FRE 509

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 509
  • Description: Lieutenant-Colonel Shannon Christian of the 351st Fighter Squadron, with a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 353rd Fighter Group. Image stamped with station...
Four P-51 Mustangs of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly in formation.

FRE 508

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 508
  • Description: Four P-51 Mustangs of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly in formation.
Two P-51 Mustangs, (B6-F, serial number 44-13681) flown by Major Donald H Bochkay and (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" flown by Major Edwin W Hiro, of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly together. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bochkay B6-F, L: B6-D.'

FRE 507

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 507
  • Description: Two P-51 Mustangs, (B6-F, serial number 44-13681) flown by Major Donald H Bochkay and (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" flown by...
A P-51 Mustang (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" of the 357th Fighter Group perfroms an aerial stunt. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Edwin Hiro, later promoted to Major. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'D6-D Horse Itch [sic] 413518.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Capt Edwin Hiro, P-51D-5, August 44, Horses' Itch.'

FRE 506

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 506
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" of the 357th Fighter Group perfroms an aerial stunt. The aircraft was piloted...
A P-51 Mustang (C5-T, serial number 44-14868) nicknamed "Hurry Home Honey", flown by Major Richard A. "Pete" Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group.

FRE 505

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 505
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (C5-T, serial number 44-14868) nicknamed "Hurry Home Honey", flown by Major Richard A. "Pete" Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group...
A P-51 Mustang (C5-J, serial number 44-14660) nicknamed "Little Duckfoot" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Believed to be Lt. Gerald Tyler'

FRE 504

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 504
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (C5-J, serial number 44-14660) nicknamed "Little Duckfoot" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Believed to...
A P-51 Mustang (E2-A, serial number 44-13568) nicknamed "Sky Bouncer" of the 361st Fighter Group flies over the countryside. Image stamped multiple times on reverse: "Official Photograph US Army Air Forces", "For Personal Use Only" and "Passed by US Army Examiner, 10143." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51 D, 361 FG (USAAF).'

FRE 512

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 512
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (E2-A, serial number 44-13568) nicknamed "Sky Bouncer" of the 361st Fighter Group flies over the countryside. Image stamped multiple...
A P-51 Mustang (B7-H_, serial number 44-13704) nicknamed "Ferocious Frankie" after the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace E. Hopkins, of the 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group.

FRE 513

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 513
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (B7-H_, serial number 44-13704) nicknamed "Ferocious Frankie" after the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace E. Hopkins, of the 374th...
Two P-51 Mustangs, (E9-V, serial number 44-14600) and (E9-B, serial number 43-25044, "War Weary") of the 361st Fighter Group, fly together.

FRE 510

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 510
  • Description: Two P-51 Mustangs, (E9-V, serial number 44-14600) and (E9-B, serial number 43-25044, "War Weary") of the 361st Fighter Group, fly together.
A P-51 Mustang (E2-S, serial number 44-13926) of the 357th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group.

FRE 511

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 511
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (E2-S, serial number 44-13926) of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group.
Staff Sergeant Bignell of the 357th Fighter Group cleans an engine cover, whilst fellow ground crew conduct work on P-51 Mustangs. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' S/Sgt Bignell, 362nd Sq.'

FRE 496

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 496
  • Description: Staff Sergeant Bignell of the 357th Fighter Group cleans an engine cover, whilst fellow ground crew conduct work on P-51 Mustangs. Handwritten caption...