Consolidated›By slinging the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane to the underside of a C-47 Douglas transport, members of a service squadron at a New Guinea base of the 5th AF Service Command have accomplished an engineering feat believed to be the first of

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

19

Theater:

SW Pacific

Place:

New Guinea

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

By slinging the wing of a...

Caption:

By slinging the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane to the underside of a C-47 Douglas transport, members of a service squadron at a New Guinea base of the 5th AF Service Command have accomplished an engineering feat believed to be the first of

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

NEW GUINEA,TRANSPORTATION

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A32973-56669AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.