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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Planes and Weapons of WWII Subject The topic of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Republic Aviation Corporation Lockheed Corporation Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of the United States Air Force National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Lockheed P-38 Subject The topic of the resource A plane flown in both the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) as well as the European Theater of Operations (ETO) Description An account of the resource The P-38 Lightning was a thoroughly capable fighter plane. Weighing in at the same maximum weight as the P-47, it could accomplish the same mission types with similar armaments. Utilized in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operation, it is one of the only fighter planes to remain in production from before WWII until the completion of it. Colonel Laughlin could have flown this aircraft on missions in the PTO, but there is no indication it was ever assigned to any squadron he was in. The P-38 would have been present at the Invasion of Normandy, however, and Colonel Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group would have flown with them at that time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lockheed Corporation Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of the United States Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available United States Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s-1940s Colonel Joseph Laughlin D-Day European Theater Lightning Lockheed Normandy Invasion P-38 Pacific Theater https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/22482/archive/files/e723e4c7004f00a96f660da3b4fcff0c.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=fM4Om6vTYx%7EMp7Mt9AU9-tQcAL3aiq-1c19qAghqOSuRAG0RcFUxDLyD9KAGly8LCzESn1CQzCVfP9%7E-0Q4YZk6jymoiHVM3Efq4EoTPsg8rzxA1MwSxAdaY3MI%7E88I56U-mu5Oub-G7J2Dvth%7EOajT2DH5TSp4z0GCos4d17H1hHF5ITfdhgxcn6V-XQ0G0T%7Ee6PGkv4fXs4BtQHm8Ar7aqk06zBQ0s9O0ZWlqeYEMY25b-3Q2h5ZXl2x8btYxH2XFt5nU63Z0HwJKn-kEFQlS0hlwBKHnPeJCp5rVFT9T1r22GchC-cc4gdNArCwv0mm9EY7eja%7EP%7Ev0uMkcm4Ag__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM db3f8cf73fbf1954ed34a59a0e969ed7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Army Air Corps Subject The topic of the resource The 362nd Fighter Group was a part of the XIX Tactical Air Command (TAC) which was under the Ninth Air Force in the Army Air Corps Description An account of the resource No matter the differences between the Army and the Army Air Corps, the Air Corps steadfastly supported their ground counterparts. As a part of the Ninth Air Force, the 362nd Fighter Group flew in coordination of General Omar N. Bradley's First Army. They were a small cog in a very large war machine. Items in this collection do not apply completely to the Ninth Air Force, the 362nd Fighter Group, or the 379th Fighter Squadron. They are a part of the larger story of the Army Air Corps. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of the United States Air Force National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available United States Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Tribute to Fighters Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available United States Air Force Subject The topic of the resource A British bomber gunner wrote a thank-you note to U.S. fighter pilots Description An account of the resource There is no indication of which newspaper ran this article, however, it appears to be written by a British gunner in response to a group of P-47s providing escort to his crew. It shows just how thankful airmen, especially those in the bombers, were of the presence of fighter planes and their pilots. airmen Britain fighter pilot Newspaper P-38 P-47 P-51