Tuskegee Airmen with P-51C Mustangs in Italy
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Title |
Tuskegee Airmen with P-51C Mustangs in Italy |
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Subject |
Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Turner, Andrew D.; Brooks, Nelson S.; Thompson, William R., 1916-2006; United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group; Tuskegee Airmen; Fighter pilots; Mustang (Fighter planes); Italy; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Photographs |
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Description |
Black and white photograph of 332nd Fighter Group pilots and armaments officer William R. Thompson with P-51C Mustang in Italys. Left to right are Benjamin O. Davis and Andrew D. "Jug" Turner. Nelson Brooks and William R. Thompson appear in the background. The diamond pattern on the tail of the foreground P-51 represents the four fighter groups (31st, 52nd, 325th, and 332nd) of the 306th Fighter Wing. The upper diamond (yellow and black check) represents the 325th; the lower diamond (yellow), the 52nd; the left diamond (red), the 332nd; and the right diamond (red stripes), the 31st. |
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Creator |
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Publisher |
Champaign, Ill. : Illinois Heartland Library System |
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Contributors |
Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Ill. ; Mark Hanson, Curator |
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Date |
ca. 1944 |
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Type |
Image |
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Format |
JPEG |
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Identifier |
2007-1-425 |
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Rights |
© Chanute Air Museum, All Rights Reserved |
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