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A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29002) nicknamed "Ponnie" of the 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-47D-28-RA, 42-29002'
P-47D-28-RA #42-29002 "Ponnie" Code: #30
57th Fighter group - 64th Fighter Squadron - 12th AF
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A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29002) nicknamed "Ponnie" of the 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-47D-28-RA, 42-29002'
The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before...
Group
The group was first activated as the 57th Pursuit Group in January 1941, flying P-40 Warhawks as part of the Army Air Corps Northeast Defense Sector (later assigned to the I Fighter Command) at Mitchel Field, New York.[3] It trained in New England and...
Squadron
Formed as a P-40 Warhawk pursuit squadron in January 1941 as part of the Army Air Corps Northeast Defense Sector (later I Fighter Command) at Mitchel Field, New York. Trained in New England and provided air defense of the northeast after the Japanese...
P-47 Thunderbolt
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 December 2016 01:09:51 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption, unit associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 February 2015 10:00:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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