Lieutenant Robert Rankin of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, 12 May 1944. Passed for publication 15 May 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'He Shot Down 5 Nazis In 45 Minutes. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. Robert Rankin, all smiles, climbs from the cockpit of his Thunderbolt May 12 on his return from a 45-minute air fight north of Frankfurt during which he equalled the feat of Lt. Carl J. Luksic by shooting down five enemy planes - Me109s. Rankin hails from Washington, D.C. WOR 267714. 15-5-44-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].