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A P-47D Thunderbolt (IV-F, serial number 42-8695) nicknamed "Oily Boid" of the 359th Fighter Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Oily Boid 42-8695 IV:F. Pilot Robert Booth' Second handwritten caption on reverse: ' Unit-? Source- Dick Kill from Hardie. Keep I have a neg, maybe 4-F is a joke??'
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A P-47 Mustang, (IV-F, serial number 42-8695) nicknamed "Oily Boid" of the 359th Fighter Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Oily Boid 42-8695 IV:F. Pilot Robert Booth' Second handwritten caption on reverse: ' Unit-? Source- Dick Kill from Hardie. Keep I have a neg, maybe 4-F is a joke??'
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The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were...
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 January 2015 15:10:17 | Gerry Asher | Changes to caption |
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"Mustang" was assigned to the P-51. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 September 2014 15:22:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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