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Captain "Stormy" Sadowski, a weather officer of the 56th Fighter Group in his quarters at Halesworth, February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo was taken in Feb 1944 in England. Notice the photo on the mantelpiece. My bedroom at Halesworth, Suffolk, October 19 1943 to April 19 1944.'

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Captain "Stormy" Sadowski, a weather officer of the 56th Fighter Group in his quarters at Halesworth, February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo was taken in Feb 1944 in England. Notice the photo on the mantelpiece. My bedroom at Halesworth, Suffolk, October 19 1943 to April 19 1944.'

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Units

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

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

People

Captain "Stormy" Sadowski, a weather officer of the 56th Fighter Group in his quarters at Halesworth, February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo was taken in Feb 1944 in England. Notice the photo on the mantelpiece. My bedroom at Halesworth, Suffolk, October 19 1943 to April 19 1944.'

Alexander F Sadowski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Weather Officer

Locations

P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron chat to one another after their latest mission, at Halesworth air base where the 56th Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum and Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe. Passed for publication 26 November 1943.

Halesworth

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Holton

Revisions

Date: 2 Feb 2015 10:00:03

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection