8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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IWM catalogue record
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A P-51 Mustang (E2-C, serial number 44-13410) nicknamed "Lou IV (Athelene)" of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. Handwritten on reverse: '375th F.S., 361st F.G., 8th Air Force.'
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361st Fighter Group
Group
The 361st Fighter Group was the last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The... -
375th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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Thomas Christian
Military | Colonel | Pilot / Commanding Officer 361st Fighter Group
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Christian, Jr ...
Aircraft
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44-13410 "LOU IV / ATHELENE"
P-51 Mustang
one of the plane of the famous photograph serie "The Bottisham Four" - 26/27 july 1944
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:24:35 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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