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Title
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The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
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Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
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Items in this collection are a part of the 362nd Fighter Group history. This means that items can pertain to the 377th Fighter Squadron (F.S.), the 378th F.S., and the 379th Squadron. Items that pertain to more than one F.S. will be placed here, even if one of those squadrons is the 379th. Whether the group commander was Colonel Morton Magoffin or Colonel Joseph Laughlin at the time of creation will not relegate items to this collection or that of the 379th F.S.; it is the content and context of the item itself.
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 1943- December 1945
Still Image
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Title
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Pilots from the 377th Fighter Squadron Pose Atop a Captured Flak Gun
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Description
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377th Fighter Squadron pilots Lt. Robert J. "Red" Campbell and Lt. Roy D. Christian hang onto a previously camouflaged 88 mm flak gun. These larger flak guns were used to target high-altitude planes, like the P-47. Sadly, Lt. Christian was KIA a few months after this photo was taken.
Date
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August - September 1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
Two pilots have some fun on a captured flak gun outside Rennes in France
1944
362nd Fighter Group
377th Fighter Squadron
88 mm
flak
flak gun
France
Lt. Robert "Red" Campbell
Lt. Roy D. Christian
Rennes
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Title
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Planes and Weapons of WWII
Subject
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Planes that were flown in WWII in which Colonel Joseph Laughlin flew or flew with.
Description
An account of the resource
These are planes that were utilized by the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. The focus will be on those planes that were flown by Colonel Laughlin or flew with him and the 362nd Fighter Group.
Creator
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Lockheed Corporation
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1930s-1940s
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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The Flak 36 Gun
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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This 88 mm gun was a common foe to high-flying P-47s
Description
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This German anti-aircraft weapon was designed to fire flak at high-flying aircraft. It could do some damage, even on the ruggedly built P-47.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1930s-1940s
88 mm
anti-aircraft
flak
P-47