P-38 Lightnings of the 20th Fighter Group line up for takeoff, October 1943. Not to be published 14 Oct 1943, Passed for publication 24 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Lightnings" Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new aerial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews swear by their ships. From briefing rooms to flying line, from runways to skyways and contact with the enemy, each mission represents expert planning by Operation and Intelligence and the brains and sweat of every man who prepares an order or thightens[sic] on a prop. Photo Shows:- "Lightnings" - P-38s lined up before take-off. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 83,-2.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].