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The Flying Eagles Orchestra Band off on a 30 day tour of Eighth Air Force bases after VE Day. Taken 10 July 1945. The string bassist is Sergeant Frank M. Nowak, a radio repairman with the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, from Buffalo, New York.
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were...
Military | Sergeant
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
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| 08 September 2014 15:23:21 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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