US Pilots of 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group with P-51D Mustang 'Fools Paradise IV' at Maupertus Airfield, Cherbourg, France, Jul-Aug 1944; note Jeep and CCKW fuel truck

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Caption     US Pilots of 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group with P-51D Mustang 'Fools Paradise IV' at Maupertus Airfield, Cherbourg, France, Jul-Aug 1944; note Jeep and CCKW fuel truck ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Cherbourg, Normandy, France
Date  Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   230216-F-F9434-1002
 
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