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USAAF 9th AAF 366th Fighter Group nose art photo - 'Cicely Ann'

Code: P24215A-150

Approximately 11.5 x9cm.  Good clear image of a 391st  Fighter Squadron Thunderbolt with nose art showing a woman with a parasol and the name 'Cicely Ann'.  The pilot, Lt. George Arbuthnot stands on the wing in his A-2 jacket, B-4 lifevest, British C-type helmet, A-14 mask and AN6530 flying goggles.  The 366th Fighter Group of the 9th AAF, known as the 'Gunfighters' was comprised of the 389th, 390th and 391st fighter squadrons.  Initially based at Membury in Dorset, they later moved to Thruxton in Hampshire and were heavily involved in the build-up to D-Day, moving to France on 17th June 1944 as ground support in the Battle of the Bulge.  Scarce original 'nose art photographs. Stock code P24215A-150.