Five P-47Bs of the newly formed 61st Fighter Squadron in a training flight over Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, Sep-Oct 1942. Plane #1 is flown by 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke. Photo 2 of 2.

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Caption     Five P-47Bs of the newly formed 61st Fighter Squadron in a training flight over Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, Sep-Oct 1942. Plane #1 is flown by 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Connecticut, United States
Date  Oct 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces via The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,000 x 655 pixels



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