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Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6581 HL-Q “Western New Yorker”. Lt. Putnam poses for the traditional “publicity” photograph with Capt. Kenneth W Dougherty’s 41-6364 HL-D “Lady Jacquelyn” as a backdrop.

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Units

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

83rd Fighter Squadron

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

People

Melvin D Putnam

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 83rd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 12051683 (at enlistment), O-792872 (after promotion to 1LT)
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-6364

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Lady Jacquelyn on tail coded 41-6364WW code HL-D removed
Unit: No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center)

Revisions

Date: 6 Jan 2018 18:07:35

ContributorAl_Skiff

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

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