UPL 25526
VIDEO"Thunderbolt!", a propaganda film about the 57th Fighter Group, 65th Squadron in Italy. Features Lt. Col. Gilbert 'Gil' Wymond, Maj. Francis 'Spanky' Manda, and Capt. Howard Hickok. Also shows Wymond's P-47 "Hun Hunter XIV". Directed by William Wyler and John Sturges. Narrated by Lloyd Bridges and Eugene Kern with an introduction by Jimmy Stewart.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 65th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 65th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-433210
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Aircraft Commander; Operations Officer; Chief of Staff
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 65th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-431577
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hun Hunter XIV
- Unit: 57th Fighter Group 65th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
Date: 18 Dec 2016 21:03:57
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