FRE 2596
IMAGECaptain Hubert Zemke, later commanding officer of the 56th Fighter Group, in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk, at Michell Field, New York, 1942. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hub Zemke. This was a US Army publicity photo that was taken to make up reliving posters for the Army Air Corps in 1942. * I had just returned from the Soviet Union and Britain and was stationed at Mitchell Field A/B New York. * The aircraft is a P-40 Tomahawk. * Notice I'm only a Captain (no bars on the shoulder).'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (479th Fighter Group) Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-022353
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commander