FRE 10377
IMAGE![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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-458214.jpg.webp?itok=MEbdLGsC)
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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.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '114270 'Belchin Bessie'.'
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![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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-458214.jpg.webp?itok=3RIeutqW)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-458213.jpg.webp?itok=2_BlTNvh)
- Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
- Nicknames: Belchin Bessie