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UPL 40119

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P-38 at Wattisham. Photo by Edmund David Schreiber.

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Units

A P-51 Mustang (J2-N) of the 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '435th F.S, 479th F.G. Probs: Verne E. Hooker.'

435th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 479th Fighter Group.

479th Fighter Group

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

People

Edmund David Schreiber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief

Locations

Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".

Wattisham

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Oct 2019 13:46:46

Contributorjmc515

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

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JLM