USAAF Pilot standing beside entrance to RAF Fliegerhorst Fassberg Germany. British Sector. 1948. flying coal into Berlin
42-24998 P-47G-5-CU Congaree Army Air Field (South Carolina, USA) - May 1, 1944 at Wampee Landing Strip
(South Carolina, USA) - Pilot: Eugene J. McCloskey
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Eugene McCloskey, SN O-810396, Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters (1 silver oak leaf cluster).
Was with 404th FG in Normandy
based at Le Mesnil Eury, France in July 1944
Aircraft was assigned to 338 Fighter Group/441th Fighter Squadron at the time of the accident.
It was listed as "Forced landing out of gas".
Early P-47 Thundebolt, Razorback
Russian Prisoners of War transporting aircraft bomb for Germans, Don, Rostow, July 1942, 22nd Panzer Division
German Luftwaffe Ground crew build staff quarters using large wood saw beside air base landing strip, summer 1941.