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Lt T B O'Bannon of Germantown, PA. 7th PRG. Mount Farm. sun bathing atop F-5 Lightning 42-12778 'Dim View', Mount Farm, 1st July 1943.

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Units

Staff Sergeant Robert Astrella of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with the signboard of the 22nd Photographic Laboratory at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

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

People

Thomas Bringhurst O'Bannon

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Service Numbers: O-659169
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Photo Reconnaissance Pilot

Aircraft

Two engineers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group fit cameras onto an F-5 Lightning (serial number 42-12778) nicknamed "Dim View". Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273531.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

42-12778

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
Nicknames: Dim View
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Locations

Mount Farm

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 24 Jun 2015 17:39:37

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

USAAF Photo.