A USAAF Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt (s/n 44-33524, code 8L-A) of the 393rd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group in flight with belly tank attached and fragmentation bombs on the wings. This aircraft was flown by Col. Edwin S. "Chick" Chickering, who commanded the 367th FG from November 1944 to September 1945 (the photo is signed by him). The 367th Fighter Group transitioned from Lockheed P-38s to the P-47 in early 1945.
Date 1945
Source Official U.S. Air Force photo no. 080307-f-3927O-025 [1]
Author USAAF
