FRE 251

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Three hours before the mission briefing, Captain Alexander F. "Stormy" Sadowski, Staff Weather Officer of the 56th Fighter Group is shown the route that the Thunderbolt pilots will take on the mission by Captain Lucian Dade in the Operations Room, 1944-1945.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-432184
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/group commander
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.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Weather Officer

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection