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Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of the shot. Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp].

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-190715 / O-2044917
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a jeep at Debden air base. A P-47 Thunderbolt is in the background of the shot. Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943,
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885470
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044430
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron

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Caption Update

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Added connections for information in updated caption.
ID of aircraft from https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/26963

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Vehicle identified on Twitter by user @ww2ghostsigns:
https://twitter.com/OpWALBEA/status/971065799225036801

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection