P-47D “Tony” of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron at Boxted, England, United Kingdom, late 1944. Note the ‘WW’ on the tail indicating ‘War Weary’ aircraft. Only ‘WW’ planes were used in Rescue Squadrons

Caption     P-47D “Tony” of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron at Boxted, England, United Kingdom, late 1944. Note the ‘WW’ on the tail indicating ‘War Weary’ aircraft. Only ‘WW’ planes were used in Rescue Squadrons ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
Identification Code   IWM FRE7475
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Photo Size 1,529 x 696 pixels
Photos at Same Place Essex, England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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