A Photographer in the Ninth Air Force

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) A Ninth AF F-5 photo recon Lightning encounters flak over the target as it takes poststrike photos for Eighth Air Force planners in England. (2) 50th FG P-47Ds fly over their forward airfield in Belgium in early 1945. (3) Ninth AF 365th FG P-47Ds are prepped for another mission at their forward airfield in France, July 1944. (4) 365th FG P-47Ds on their airfield at Chièvres, Belgium, Dec. 1944. (5) A Ninth AF 406th FG P-47D burns on the runway of ALG-6 near Utah Beach after crashing on takeoff, 21 June 1944. (6) Ground crewmen prepare 313th FS, 50th FG P-47D 'Juicy Lucy' for its next mission at a forward airfield in Germany, spring 1945. (7) 354th FG P-47Ds at their forward airfield in France, summer 1944.

SGT Wayne Dunn Amn (Join to see) LTC John Moncure SGT J.D. Corr SPC Lisa Hughes MIDN CAPT (Join to see) MSgt Guillermo Ybarra III CPO Linda Aberdeen MSgt Dr. Elizabeth Masaniai, Ed.D. Lynn Maj (Join to see) SPC Bill Bailey CPT Wayne Douet CPL Ricoh Stinson MSgt James Parker CPT (Join to see)

I wonder if they had a armed escort when they flew their missions.

Thanks for sharing this piece of history!