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UPL 33285
"Shown here, against a background of Allied invasion shipping at a beachhead, is the first Lockheed P-38 Lightning to land on an American airfield in France. It was flown from its base in England by a pilot of the 9th Tactical Air Command, commanded Maj Gen E R Quesada."
Assigned to 392FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter