Illustration of Bombs to be Loaded on P-47s for an Air Interdiction Mission
Title
Illustration of Bombs to be Loaded on P-47s for an Air Interdiction Mission
Subject
Preparing planes for missions always included ordnance, but sometimes would require extra fuel tanks to be loaded up
Description
Grounds crews were responsible for getting extra fuel tanks loaded on the planes if the missions called for it, and they gave the aircraft a once over before the pilot came out to do the same. Ordnance men would have to prep bombs before loading them on the planes, giving them the opportunity to send a little message of their own to the enemy.
This illustration can be found in The Commemorative History of the Ninth Air Force book.
Creator
United States Army Air Corps
Source
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
United States Air Force
Date
1945-1946
Files
Collection
Citation
United States Army Air Corps, “Illustration of Bombs to be Loaded on P-47s for an Air Interdiction Mission,” A Look At United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Laughlin, accessed April 30, 2025, https://coloneljoelaughlin.omeka.net/items/show/15.