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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Ordnance men prepare to load a 500 lb. bomb under a wing of the Republic P-47 42-75815 'Patrica Baby' of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group at a base in England, April 1944.
From left: Sgt. Carl Trabin, Sgt. Bill Woods, S/Sgt. Rufus Blocker and Cpl. Earl Haley
NARA ref 342-FH-3A06549-69622AC.
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353rd Fighter Group
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The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical... -
351st Fighter Squadron
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42-75815 Patrica Baby
P-47 Thunderbolt
