UPL 44899
IMAGEFirst Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic Officer of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt, watches as a ground crewman lifts a panel to work on the aircraft.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 0 574 019
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Communications and Photo Officer
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ContributorEmily
Sources
Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)