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Ground crew of the 354th Fighter Group load ammunition into a P-51 Mustang. Written on slide casing: '354 Boxted.'

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Ground crew of the 354th Fighter Group load ammunition into a P-51 Mustang. Written on slide casing: '354 Boxted.' Armourer Sgt Marvin 'Marv' Lippoff, C/C S/Sgt George W Leonard and Asst C/C Sgt Robert L 'Bob' Seager work on the engine in the background.

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Units

354th Fighter Group

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

Personnel of the 355th Fighter Squadron at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are exhibited on the map. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'D Lewin in Breifing Room 13/1/45'

355th Fighter Squadron

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

Aircraft

An aircrew of the 354th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "My Toni". Handwritten at top of image: 'Crew with Gumm.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Radio/ Pilot (Gumm)/ Armorer (Lippoff)/ Crew Chief.'

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Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: My Toni
Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and aircraft associations

Sources

Roger Freeman Photo.
US 9th Air Force Bases In Essex 1943-44 By Martin Bowman

Date: 2 Feb 2015 09:59:59

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection