FRE 5576

IMAGE
Ground personnel of the 56th Fighter Group work on a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "In The Mood". Handwritten on slide:"Johnson bio shot 3 Freeman"
Download Image

By downloading this image, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions

Ground personnel of the 56th Fighter Group work on a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "In The Mood". Handwritten on slide:"Johnson bio shot 3 Freeman"

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units

Aircraft

Four ground crew demonstrate the different jobs that an aircraft's ground crew had to perform. One stands in the cockpit with radio equipment, another rubs down the barrels of one of the machine guns, another peers at the edge of the engine cowling and the fourth kneels beside the fuel drop tank. This was probably taken at Halesworth (Holton) air base where the 56th Fighter Group were based between 8 July 1943 and 18 April 1944. The P-47 Thunderbolt is one of the 61st Fighter Squadron's, marked with the c

42-7877

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: In The Mood- Jackson County Michigan Fighter
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection