FRE 4602
IMAGEA P-38 Lightning of the 479th Fighter Group strafes a Heinkel 111K during a raid. Gun Camera image. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'Nancy/Essey raid 18 August 1944. Lt.Friend strafes a He 111K like a whale blowing. He is shooting at the closest aircraft. The top aircraft in the picture is burning from an element leader's accuracy. Some pilots made as many as eight passes that mission.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '479 FG P-38.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter