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#00001
50th Fighter Group's Thunderbolts dispersed across the forward operating field near Nancy, France. Note Cletrac.
#00002
Group CO, Col. Edward S. Chickering's airplane being started with the hand crank. July 1943 Airacobra training at Hamilton Field, CA, for 357th Fighter Group before shipping out of England to join the 8th AF in July 1943. Group CO Col. Edward S. Chickering's P-39 is being started by the ground crew the hard way---with the hand crank to get the inertia starter going.
#00003
Who cares if this is a staged AAF public relations shot? No question this Flying Cadet at Luke Field, Arizona, 1941, is happy to climb into the hot rod he could never afford during the depression. Only this one his wings and 600 hp under the hood. Pilot standing on wing with mail bag in his hand. **
#00004
Fighter transition P-39D.Airocobra on the line at Page Field, Ft. Myers, Florida in March 1943
#00005
A very bright Mosquito of the 25thBG (R) - 653rdBS. These aircraft were adopted in late October 1944 for 'Chaff' dispensing. Used to block enemy radar, 'Chaff' was the code-name for metalic foil strips that were released to confuse radar by disrupting the signal. These Mosquitos were used especially for the task of flying ahead of bomber formations to aid their arrival safely over the target. The bright red tail was adopted to avoid some friendly fighter pilots from mis-identifying them as Me410's, that had a very similar shape. (This aircraft should be recorded as Mosquito PRXVI?) [same as #04537] **
#00006
An 82nd Fighter Group Lightning departs from Foggia, Italy, on a bomber escort mission in 1944. The colorful red spinners nose standing out against the morning sunrise.
#00007
L to R: Lt. Billie B. Watson, Maj. Steve Stone and Capt. George Marvin coming out of mission briefing. Heading out from Foggia, Italy, for a mission with the 97th Squadron, 62nd Fighter Group.
#00008
1st Lt Walter Zurney sits in his P-38 after his 50th & last mission. Zurney was one of the rear breed of sergeant pilots later commissioned as flight officers before going off to combat.
#00009
Fred F. Ohr's 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group P-51D with his six kills on the side. Originally equipped with reverse lend-lease Spitfires and sent from England to the Mediterranean, the 52nd later converted to Mustangs and became a part of teh long-range escort units covering the Fifteenth Air Force. **
#00010
The 14th Fighter Group's North African base during 1942 were barren stretches of Tunisian desert. Pilots and ground crews lived in tents or holes and food was a major topic of conversation.