44-15648 Lollipoop II
P-51D-15-NA #44-15648 "Lollipoop II" Code: #10 Roger Freeman Collection
Corrected caption
Object Number - FRE 8701 - A P-51 Mustang (10) of the 332nd Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Genuine WWII colour photo, Mustang Fossia (sp. Foggia) Italy.'...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 332nd Fighter Group 100th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804549
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
This photo was originally linked to Ramitelli airfield and, although the 332nd Fighter Group was based there I don't believe this is the location where that photo was taken. If you look at the location of Ramitelli airfield (41°53′43″N 015°07′08″E) there are no big hills such as those shown in the photo above near the airfield. You can also see this from modern day Google Streetview for the region where the airfield was, for example:-
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8XpbxLHLKVd7hqkj7
However, if you look at San Severo airfield (41°42′45″N 015°25′48″E) it does have hills that look like this nearby. In fact you can see the same hills from (more or less) the same position/viewpoint as shown in the photo from Google Streetview:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FQ3VhdYFDdUjV2Yi9
The outline of the hill to the right seems to match the one in the original photo exactly. So I believe that the photo was taken at San Severo airfield and not the 332nd's base at Ramitelli.
"Air Stories - 12th & 15th Air Forces" - Gerard Paloque
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