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UPL 49092

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Ground crew S/Sgt's Jim Sterner and Joe McCarthy carry freshly cleaned cowlings for 82FS, 78FG P-47 Thunderbolt.

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Units

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

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

82nd Fighter Squadron

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

People

Joseph E McCarthy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ground crew

James Warren Sterner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 39187181
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ground crew

Revisions

Date: 16 Apr 2021 16:25:30

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations

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