World War II Pilots

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Pilots Donald Bryan (left) and K. W. Noyes paint crosses on their Republic P-47 Thunderbolt on February 24, 1944. The crosses represent victories in battle by the pilots, who served as escorts for bombers in Germany during World War II.

Courtesy of 352nd Fighter Group Association, and Sam Sox Jr. Archivist

World War II Pilots

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