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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Today in World War II History

P-47Cs of the 78th Fighter Group
70 Years Ago—July 30, 1943: First fighter pilot of the US Eighth Air Force achieves ace status (five victories)—Capt. Charles London, 78th Fighter Group, flying a P-47. Movie premiere of Girl Crazy, the last Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland film.

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  2. US Eighth Air Force 78th Air Base Wing Robins AFB GA
    My husband was part of this group before he retired.

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  3. Wonderful! I'm so thankful for his service.

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