FRE 7219

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The nose art of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "The Deacon" of the 362nd Fighter Group. Image via Chuck Mann. Written on slide casing: '"The Deacon" of Gordon Larsen, 362 FG, 379 FS, Wormingford, Mar '44.'

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Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection