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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Spurgeon Ellington, Crew Chief and 306th Fighter Wing VIP, Italy

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Title	Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Spurgeon Ellington, Crew Chief and 306th Fighter Wing VIP, Italy
Subject	Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Ellington, Spurgeon; Fighter pilots; Mustang (Fighter planes); United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; United States Army Air Forces 100th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Italy; Photographs
Description	Black and white photograph of (L-R) 332nd Fighter Group commander Ben Davis Jr., pilot Spurgeon Ellington, a crew chief, and a visiting VIP from the 306th Fighter Wing with Ellington's P-51C Mustang "Lollipops II." Ellington, with the 100th Fighter Squadron, named the plane for his wife, Maria. Visible on the plane is the red painted cowl band of 100th Fighter Squadron.
Creator	William R. Thompson
Publisher	Champaign, Ill. : Illinois Heartland Library System
Contributors	Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Ill. ; Mark Hanson, Curator
Date	ca. 1944-1945
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
Identifier	2007-1-565
Coverage	© National Museum of the US Air Force, All Rights Reserved