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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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.
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Title
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A Nebraska Newspaper Touting the Successes of Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
The topic of the resource
A statewide Nebraska newspaper describes the recent accomplishments of the Nebraska born-and-raised Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944
Description
An account of the resource
In this article, the recent successes of Colonel Joseph Laughlin in France are described. It includes the details behind a Ninth Air Force record-setting flight that was Colonel Laughlin's idea as payback to the Nazis for all that they had done so far. The article notes his excitement to fly and his good sense of humor through his stories. This article also confirms that Colonel Laughlin was not present at the attack at Pearl Harbor; he was in San Francisco. The full article was not preserved, but the official press release that this article was taken from can be found in full in this collection.
1944
Bremen
Bremen Airport
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Five by Five
Mogin's Maulers
Newspaper
P-47
Thunderbolt
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
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
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.
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Title
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362nd Destroys Multiple German Planes and Trains in One Day
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
The topic of the resource
The effective destruction that the 362nd could impose on the Germans
Description
An account of the resource
This article describes the destructiveness of the 362nd by describing the amount of German planes and trains that they destroyed in one Saturday.
Creator
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Omaha World-Herald
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
October 30, 1944
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
destroyed
freight cars
Luftwaffe
Newspaper
P-47
Thunderbolt
trains
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Title
A name given to the resource
The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
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
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
March 1943- December 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.
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Describes Devastation in Germany to his Hometown Newspaper
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin describes the devastation inflicted on a region in Germany by his 362nd Fighter Groups
Description
An account of the resource
In this article, Colonel Laughlin describes what he sees on the ground after his 362nd Fighter Group bombed and strafed a region outside Mainz in Germany.
Creator
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Grand Island Daily Independent
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 19, 1945
362nd Fighter Group
Army
bomb
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
destroyed
Germany
Nebraska
Newspaper
P-47
Third Army
Thunderbolt
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
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
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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.
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Title
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Omaha World-Herald Describes the Attack at Brest Harbor and Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Role
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Creator
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Omaha World-Herald
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
August 28, 1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
The attack at Brest Harbor, led by Colonel Laughlin, was an overwhelming success for the Ninth Air Force
Description
An account of the resource
This article describes the attack at Brest Harbor, including the destruction of a German Light Cruiser that was credited to Colonel Laughlin. No aircraft were lost in the bombing of the Cruiser and 14 additional merchant vessels.
362nd Fighter Group
Brest
Brest Harbor
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
flak
German Light Cruiser
Newspaper
Ninth Air Force
P-47
Thunderbolt
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Title
A name given to the resource
The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
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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Before and After of the Linder Dam outside Dieuze, France and Story
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin was credited with dropping his payload closest to the target, giving him most of the credit for breaking the dam
Description
An account of the resource
The before and after shots of the Linder Dam show the short term effect of the damage done by squadrons of the 362nd Fighter Group. The 378th and 379th squadrons took part in the bombings, with Colonel Laughlin leading the way. The pilots were aiming for the sluice gate, an extremely narrow portion of the dam, and they were mostly effective. Colonel Laughlin was given the most credit as his bombs were dropped closest to the sluice. A third squadron was called in, but by the time they arrived, the water was already pouring out of the now large hole in the dam.
This action had been personally requested by General Patton, and it was such a huge news story that within 24 hours, they were announcing the success over the radio. The 362nd's former commander, Colonel Morton Magoffin, was lying in a hospital when the bombing of the dam was announced. All they said about the mission was that it was completed by a "Thunderbolt" fighter group. He didn't even have to ask; he knew it was the 362nd.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
October 1944
1000-lb bomb
362nd Fighter Group
379th Fighter Squadron
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
Dam
damage
General Patton
Newspaper
P-47
Seille River
sluice
Thunderbolt
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
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
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Text
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Title
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A Press Release about Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Combat Record
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
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Before his return to Nebraska on leave in the winter of 1944, the Public Relations Office of the Ninth Air Force sent this press release to the parents of Colonel Joseph Laughlin for distribution to local papers
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This press release covers the combat record that Colonel Laughlin had accrued up until December of 1944. In it, it discusses his recent promotion, his awards, his most notorious credits of destruction, and an account of all destroyed German equipment. It also describes some of his group's credits as well as their overall mission in Europe.
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Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office, Army Air Corps
Date
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December 4, 1944
362nd Fighter Group
Brest
Brest Harbor
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
combat missions
Croix de Guerre
Dam
damage
destroyed
Distinguished Flying Cross
General Patton
German Light Cruiser
gun positions
Nebraska
P-47
Press Release
Seille River
Silver Star
tanks
Third Army
Thunderbolt
trains
trucks
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
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From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Title
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Press Release Concerning Colonel Joseph Laughlin and the Bombing of Bremen Airport
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
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Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office, Army Air Corps
Date
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1944
Subject
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A press release that touts the accomplishments of Colonel Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
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This press release, also found in a partial article from a Nebraska newspaper also in this collection, describes the recent successes of Colonel Laughlin in France. It includes the details behind a Ninth Air Force record-setting flight that was Colonel Laughlin's idea as payback to the Nazis for all that they had done so far. It goes into detail about Colonel Laughlin's life before the war, his friendship with the current 362nd Group Commander, Colonel Morton Magoffin, and how he is viewed by the men in the group. It is also the only time his first wife, Kathleen, is mentioned in any format.
.50-caliber guns
362nd Fighter Group
Air Medal
Alpha Tau Omega
bombs
Bremen
Bremen Airport
cars
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
combat missions
Distinguished Flying Cross
divebombing
Elks Lodge
European Theater
Five by Five
flak
German
Grand Island
Hawaii
Kathleen
Kelly Field
Luftwaffe
Mogin's Maulers
Nebraska
P-36
P-40
P-47
Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
tanks
Thunderbolt
trains
trucks
University of Nebraska
Wheeler Field
wife
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Call Sign on the Fuselage of His P-47, Five by Five
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Date
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1940s
Subject
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Every pilot had a call sign painted on their plane, another form of identification in the air or on the ground
Description
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The call sign reads as "B8-A". The "B" is for the 379th Fighter Squadron; the "A" is for the 362nd Fighter Group; and the "8" is the plane number within the squadron. This was Colonel Laughlin's call sign in early 1945.
1945
362nd Fighter Group
379th Fighter Squadron
call sign
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Five by Five
fuselage
Insignia
P-47
Thunderbolt
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Planes and Weapons of WWII
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Planes that were flown in WWII in which Colonel Joseph Laughlin flew or flew with.
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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.
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Lockheed Corporation
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
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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
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A B-24 Liberator
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
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United States Air Force
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P-47 Thunderbolts flew bomber escort missions for heavy bombers like this one over France and Germany
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator flew in every Theater of Operation during the war. They were excellent bombers but were unable to protect themselves from enemy fighters. Thunderbolt P-47s flew escort missions for bombers like this one until their limited range was outmatched by the lighter P-51.
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Consolidated Aircraft
Date
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Early 1940s
B-24
bomber escort
bombers
European Theater
P-47
P-51
Pacific Theater
Thunderbolt
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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.
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
Date
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March 1943- December 1945
Still Image
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"Ready in Pairs" - Bombs Ready for Action on P-47 Thunderbolts of the 362nd Fighter Group
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
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Late October 1944
Subject
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A pilot leans on some 1,000-lb bombs on the airfield near Reims
Description
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A pilot from the 362nd Fighter Group poses for a picture with his foot on a bomb. With the caption "Ready in Pairs" on the back, it is also noted that the air strip used to be in No Man's Land during World War I.
1000-lb bomb
362nd Fighter Group
armament
bombs
France
No Man's Land
ordnance
P-47
Reims
runway
Thunderbolt