FRE 2654
IMAGEA P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 41-6209) of the 56th Fighter Group prepares to take at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '7 & 8. The new P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane photographed at a U.S. Amry Air Force station "somewhere in England". And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News, Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe