Ground crew of the 52nd Fighter Group get a Spitfire ready to fly in August 1942. In the cockpit testing the engine is Corporal Charles McConnell of Independence, Montana, and on the wing refuelling the aircraft is Corporal G.A. Richards from Joseph City, Arizona. Passed for publication 4 Aug 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo Shows:- (77) Men of the American ground staff getting a plane ready for a flight. Cpl. Charles McConnell, of Independence, Mo., teating[sic] the engine, while Cpl. G.A. Richards, of Joseph City, Arizona, looks after the refuelling. BOY. Aug 1942. PN.' Censor no: 213863. On reverse: Planet News, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].