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397th FS area of operations Strip A-3 Normandy June 1944 |
Flight Line NY 1943 |
397th Fighter Squadron Photo Album Page 1 |
397th FS Formation Nuremberg, Germany |
397th Pilots Gilkes, McWilliams & Wenk |
P-47D-5 D3-X Chilbolton, England |
397th FS Crew Chiefs & Mechanics The guys who kept them in the air! |
397th Armorers |
Ordnance Section |
397th Pilots meet with the Duke of Windsor New York 1943 |
Engineering Sections |
Administrative Sections S-1, S-3, & S-4 1st Sgt Lenahan front row 2nd from left |
Mission brief at Metz, France Early 1945 |
397th FS D3-Z A brand new P-47D-28-RE S/N: 42-25537 On arrival to ALG A-3 Cardonville, Normandy, France 19June1944 |
Randall Hendricks' P-47 D3-H at ALG behind beachhead on Normandy, (c) June 15th, 1944 Capt. Hendricks with Army Calvary Officer. Others in photo are Marini. Note 5 gal. jerry cans of fuel. |
P-47D-28 D3-X Germany May 1945 |
A flight of P-47D-6-RE's of the 397th FS over New York 1943 |
Bob Gibson & Randall Hendricks Flight Line, NY 1943 |
Rare photo of 397th FS refueling / rearming on ALG behind beachhead in Normandy. Possibly A-6 near St. Mere Eglise Note gliders in background. foreground |
4 pilots of the 397th FS grap some chow between missions at an ALG. Marini & Hendricks on the right, need ID of 2 pilots on left. |
397th FS P-47's on an ALG 14June44 |
Crew Chief Joe Kvedaras Asst. CC Frank Cavanaugh Armorer Joe Maher |
Roy Carlson & Stan Johnson |
Bob Gibson & Roy Carlson |
397th FS P-47D D3-O on final returning from mission |
397th FS New York 1943 |