Metz
Airfield
365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Y-34 Metz, France
Object Number - UPL 46337 - P-47D-28-RA #42-28932 Code: C4-T 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF Y-34 Metz, France
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35342038
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
![Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.'[stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Two-seated P-47, Nov 22. Official 9th US Air Force photo. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRNACE.... A P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, normally seating only the pilot, has been converted into a passenger plane at a Ninth Air Force base in B](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456564.jpg.webp?itok=tdF2vmma)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1555083
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
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- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
- http://www.ixengineercommand.com/airfields/physical.php