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P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his P-47 named "Little Chief". 'G. J. Letzter' stamped on reverse of print.

FRE 175

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 175
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his P-47 named "Little Chief". 'G. J...
Ground crew members stands beside P-47 Thunderbolt of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.

FRE 176

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 176
  • Description: Ground crew members stands beside P-47 Thunderbolt of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith air base. Passed for publication 10 May 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt" - newest American fighter plane to reach Britain, Designed for fast speeds at high altitudes, the "Thunderbolts", newest American fighter plane to arrive in this country, has a wingspan of 41 feet, a 2,000 H.P. engine and a speed of over 400 M.P.H. Its ceiling, range and other details are still a s

FRE 178

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 178
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith air base. Passed for publication 10 May...
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith. Passed for publication 10 May 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt" - newest American fighter plane to reach Britain, Designed for fast speeds at high altitudes, the "Thunderbolts", newest American fighter plane to arrive in this country, has a wingspan of 41 feet, a 2,000 H.P. engine and a speed of over 400 M.P.H. Its ceiling, range and other details are still a secret. In

FRE 194

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 194
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, lined up on the grass at Horsham St. Faith. Passed for publication 10 May 1943...
Ground crew of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, at work on P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-D) named "In The Mood".

FRE 179

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 179
  • Description: Ground crew of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, at work on CAPT Gerald Johnson's P-47D serial 42-7877 (HV-D) named "In The Mood".
A Master Sergeant chalks up the latest ground crew duties onto one of the operations boards of the 56th Fighter Group.

FRE 182

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 182
  • Description: A Master Sergeant chalks up the latest ground crew duties onto one of the operations boards of the 56th Fighter Group.
Two pilots of the 56th Fighter Group talk to Intelligence Officer David W. Robinson at Boxted air base. Passed for personal use 14 January 1945. The pilot in the centre is Colonel David C. Schilling, Commanding Officer of the 56th FG between 12 August 1944 and 27 January 1945.

FRE 181

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 181
  • Description: Two pilots of the 56th Fighter Group talk to Intelligence Officer David W. Robinson at Boxted air base. Passed for personal use 14 January 1945. The...
Ground crew members of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stand beside their P-47 Thunderbolt, named "Buckets of Bolts", at Boxted air base, 1944.

FRE 172

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 172
  • Description: Ground crew members of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stand beside their P-47 Thunderbolt, named "Buckets of Bolts", at Boxted air...
Pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group walk as a group towards their P-47 Thunderbolts. Left to right the pilots are: Dick H. Mudge, Leslie C. Smith, Joseph R. Curtis, Kirkby N. Tracy, Joe H. Powers, Major Francis S. Gabreski, Norman E. Brooks, Donald D. Renwick and Loren G. McCollom. Passed for publication 10 May 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt" in Britain - and the men who fly it. Associated Press photo shows: Fighter pilots who are now flying "Thunderbolts" n

FRE 171

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 171
  • Description: Pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group walk as a group towards their P-47 Thunderbolts. Left to right the pilots are: Dick H. Mudge...
Colonel David C. Schilling, ace pilot and Commanding Officer of the 56th Fighter Group, probably at Boxted air base, 14 January 1945. The 56th FG were based at Boxted air base from 18 April 1944 to 9 September 1945.

FRE 170

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 170
  • Description: Colonel David C. Schilling, ace pilot and Commanding Officer of the 56th Fighter Group, probably at Boxted air base, 14 January 1945. The 56th FG were...
Pilot and ground crew member with P-51 Mustang (CL-L, serial number 43-25037) of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, named "Jesie-May".

FRE 166

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 166
  • Description: Pilot and ground crew member with P-51 Mustang (CL-L, serial number 43-25037) of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, named "Jesie-May".
Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti, a pilot of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.

FRE 165

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 165
  • Description: Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti, a pilot of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.
Crash landing of P-51 Mustang of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, (CY-?), 1944 - 1945.

FRE 164

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 164
  • Description: Crash landing of P-51 Mustang of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, (CY-?), 1944 - 1945. Error in picture caption "335G-4G" and in the...
Pilots of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, consult a map at Wormingford air base, 17 April 1945. In the centre is Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti.

FRE 163

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 163
  • Description: Pilots of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, consult a map at Wormingford air base, 17 April 1945. In the centre is Lieutenant-Colonel...
P-38 Lightning pilots of the 20th Fighter Group listen to a briefing at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From briefing room to flying

FRE 162

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 162
  • Description: P-38 Lightning pilots of the 20th Fighter Group listen to a briefing at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print:...
P-38 Lightning crews of the 55th Fighter Group are briefed at Nuthampstead air base. Passed for publication 12 November 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightning crews are briefed before setting out on an operational flight.'

FRE 161

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 161
  • Description: P-38 Lightning crews of the 55th Fighter Group are briefed at Nuthampstead air base. Passed for publication 12 November 1943. Printed caption attached...
Pilots and crew of the 55th Fighter Group, stand with J. Frank Dobie, a well-known Texan writer, in front of P-38J Lightning named "Texas Ranger" at Nuthampstead air base. Left to right they are: Captain Gerald F. Leinweber, J. Frank Dobie, Lieutenant-Colonel Jack S. Jenkins, Major Dallas W. Webb and Technical Sergeant Carl R. Causey.

FRE 160

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 160
  • Description: Pilots and crew of the 55th Fighter Group, stand with J. Frank Dobie, a well-known Texan writer, in front of P-38J Lightning named "Texas Ranger" at...
Pilots of the 55th Fighter Group meet the Mayor of Colchester, 1944 - 1945. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti; Colonel George T. Crowell; Mr. Arthur W. Piper, Mayor of Colchester; unknown; Colonel Joe Huddleston.

FRE 168

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 168
  • Description: Pilots of the 55th Fighter Group meet the Mayor of Colchester, 1944 - 1945. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti; Colonel...
Sergeant Richard Cleary and Sergeant Julius Rhodes of the 55th Fighter Group wipe snow from a P-51 Mustang to begin preparations for an escort mission over German supply lines in the Ardennes salient, Belgium, January 1945. Printed caption attached to print: PNA EA 39147. Ground crew checks U.S. fighter plane. Two ground crewmen disregard cold and snow to complete adjustments on this P-51 Mustang, about to take off with a fighter group escorting American bombers on a mission over German supply lines in th

FRE 167

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 167
  • Description: Sergeant Richard Cleary and Sergeant Julius Rhodes of the 55th Fighter Group wipe snow from a P-51 Mustang to begin preparations for an escort mission...
Lieutenant-Colonel Jack S. Jenkins, CO of the 55th Fighter Group, stands in front of P-38J Lightning named "Texas Ranger" at Nuthampstead air base. He has swapped hats with J. Frank Dobie, a well-known Texan writer, who had come to visit him.

FRE 151

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 151
  • Description: Lieutenant-Colonel Jack S. Jenkins, CO of the 55th Fighter Group, stands in front of P-38J Lightning named "Texas Ranger" at Nuthampstead air base. He...