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[Pilots with Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces pilots with a Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family aircraft, March 1944.Typed caption: "The original pilot cadre, March 1944."

[Aerial view of Cherbourg, France]
Aerial photograph of Cherbourg, France, April 1944.Typed caption: "Cherbourg mapping mission, April 1944."

[Aerial view of Holland]
Aerial photograph of Holland County, England, April 1944.Typed caption: "Holland mapping mission - 6,000 sq. miles in 45 minutes, April - 1944."

[Servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, England]
Composite photograph featuring three images of servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, superimposed on a map of Oxfordshire, England, April 1944. The images depict a serviceman with a shovel, two servicemen discussing a wall-mounted map, and servicemen…

[Aerial view of Göttingen Airfield]
Aerial photograph of Göttingen Airfield, Germany, April 1944. A large plume of smoke is visible, possibly from a bombing. Typed caption: "Göttingen Airfield, April 1944."

[Altitude indoctrination certificate issued to George Earl Adams Jr., April 3, 1944]
Altitude indoctrination certificate issued to George Earl Adams Jr. by the Altitude Training Section, U.S. Army Air Forces, at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, April 3, 1944. Includes handwritten address and phone number for Bob Guthrie on verso.

[Aerial view of fortified beach, France]
Oblique aerial photograph of a fortified beach, France, May 1944. Barbed wire and other fortifications are visible, as well as people and a horse-drawn cart.Typed caption: "A 'micro-photo' study of the French coast - May 1944."

[Aerial view of Dieppe, France, showing bomb damage]
Aerial photograph of Dieppe, France, showing bomb damage, May 1944.Typed caption: "A low altitude B.D.A. [bomb damage assessment] of Dieppe - May 1944."

[Aerial view of fortified beach, France]
Oblique aerial photograph of a fortified beach, France, May 1944. Caption: "(US 30/[illegible]) May 44 (F12) 1150' 10PG."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Aerial view of wooden fortifications on beach, France]
Oblique aerial photograph of wooden fortifications on a beach, France, May 1944.Caption: "(US 30/[illegible]) May 44 (F12) 1150' 10PG."Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."
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