FRE 243
IMAGEPersonnel of the 56th Fighter Group mark up the route to be taken by P-47 Thunderbolt fighters escorting B-17 Flying Fortresses on a bombing mission to Hamburg. This map was pinned up in the briefing room of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base where the Group were stationed between 18 April 1944 and 9 September 1945.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Locations
- Site type: Airfield