41-14270 Belchin Bessie
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FRE 10376
Ground personnel of the 33rd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force move the wreck of a French aircraft away from a P-40 Warhawk (serial number 41-14270) nicknamed "Belchin' Bessie" in Port Lyautey, Morocco, 1942. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 21 Nov 1942.' [stamp] and '234316.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Keystone Photo Shows: An Airfield at Port Lyautey showing a burnt out French plane which is being removed by Americans to clear the way for their own planes. In the background is an American Fighter.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Curtiss P-40 41-14270 'Belchin Bessie', 33rd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force.