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A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group flies low over fellow P-47s.

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Yellow-nosed P-47 Thunderbolts of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group fly low over blue-nosed P-47s of the 514th Fighter Squadron and a UC-78 at airfield R-56, Nordholz, Germany. This type of flyover occurred on 7 July 1945 and this photo may be of that event.

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Units

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28875) and a C-47 Skytrain (90-M, serial number 42-100806) of the 437th Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz, May 1945. Image via John Quincy.

406th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Ground personnel of the 406th Fighter Group work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (L3-U, serial number 42-26922) nicknamed "Little Ann". A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-16364) used by Headquarters Staff of the US 1st Army is visible in the background. Image via John Quincy.

512th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Captain White and Captain Smith of the 406th Fighter Group with a sign for the 514th Fighter Squadron in Germany. Image via John Quincy.

514th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

ContributorAeroProfessor

ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations

Sources

Roger Freeman Collection

Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:36:35

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection