Illustration of a Briefing of P-47 pilots in the Ninth Air Force

Illustration of a Briefing of P-47 pilots in the Ninth Air Force

Before missions, pilots would enter the briefing tent to find out the who, what, where, why, and when of their missions

This illustration is of a P-47 squadron from the Ninth Air Force in Belgium during the siege of Aachen in October of 1944. This scene was common among all Air Force groups, though how many of them had this groups' sense of humor is unknown. The briefing board reads "Pilot Poop", a witty play on words for the bombs they would be dropping on the enemy.
This illustration can be found in The Commemorative History of the Ninth Air Force book.

United States Army Air Corps

National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division

United States Air Force

1945-1946