
Caption | P-47D “Tony” of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron at Boxted, England, United Kingdom, late 1944. Note the ‘WW’ on the tail indicating ‘War Weary’ aircraft. Only ‘WW’ planes were used in Rescue Squadrons ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force | |||||||
Identification Code | IWM FRE7475 | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Essex, England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 25 May 2014 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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