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Pilots of the 56thFighter Group enjoy refreshments after a mission. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 26 Nov 1943.' [stamp] and '294733.' [censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'DOWNED THREE ENEMY PLANES IN A DAY ...- FOR THE SECOND TIME. Capt. Walker Mahurin, Eighth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from Fort Wayne, Indiana, downed three enemy fighters Friday during a mission over Northwest Germany as escort for U.S. Heavy Bombers. Mahurin's score for the day was three killsand one probable, all MW110s. Previously, Mahurin made the same score - on one flight, shooting down three planes on that occasion also. Associated Press Photo Show: Left to right in the combat room after Friday's raid: Lt. Harold Comstock, Fresno, California, credited with one ME110; Capt. Mahurin; Lt. Raymond Petty, El Paso, Texas, who downed a FW190; and Lt. Fred P. Windmayer, Chicago, Illinois. WOR 262705 261143B1.'

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)