Pilot›France - Lt. Col George "Iron Man" Lee Of Norwood, Mass., A 1St Tac Air Force Fighter-Bomber Pilot, Flew His 250Th Mission March 26, 1945 As He Took His Snub-Nosed Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Over Germany To Bomb And Strafe Bensheim And The Marshalling Yard

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:

12

Theater:

Europe

Place:

France

Category:

Crews

Sub Category:

Pilot

Short Caption:

France - Lt. Col Geo...

Caption:

France - Lt. Col George "Iron Man" Lee Of Norwood, Mass., A 1St Tac Air Force Fighter-Bomber Pilot, Flew His 250Th Mission March 26, 1945 As He Took His Snub-Nosed Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Over Germany To Bomb And Strafe Bensheim And The Marshalling Yard

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

FRANCE, CREWS,PILOT

History:

Print received March 30, 1945 from BPR (Air Forces Group). Stamped: "Passed for Publication, Field Press Censor." Negative received 8 May 1945.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A17127A-57321AC

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.