UPL 23276
IMAGEArticle by Virginia Irwin, writing for the American Red Cross, with photographs of the 353rd Fighter Group. Irwin was on a leave of absence from her paper, the St Louis Post-Dispatch, but this is one of the articles she sent back whilst otherwise occupied on Red Cross duties. The P-47 in the lower of the pictures is 42-76394, marked as the aircraft flown by Jesse Gonnam. Although the article is dated 21 May 1944, the photograph must have been taken at least a month earlier as Gonnam's P-47 was shot down on 23 April.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665552
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
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