FRE 2658
IMAGE![A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 56th Fighter Group prepares for take-off past an A-29 Hudson at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '9 & 10. "Thunderbolts" taxi-ing along the tarmac for a take off, at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England." And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News, Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-401405.jpg.webp?itok=_xKmsOXq)
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A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 56th Fighter Group prepares for take-off past an A-29 Hudson at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '9 & 10. "Thunderbolts" taxi-ing along the tarmac for a take off, at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England." And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News, Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe