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William J Luckey

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From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

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

Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944.

84th Fighter Squadron

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

Aircraft

43-25297

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force Field Order 372

Date: 6 June 1944

8th Air Force Field Order 371

Date: 6 June 1944

Revisions

Date24 May 2019 09:49:00

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
Peter Randall at http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:20

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster on page 135 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry