Two mechanics crank the handle of a USAAF Bell P-39Q-1-BE <i>Airacobra</i>, at Hamilton Army Airfield, California (USA), in July of 1943. The aircraft "Saga Boy II" (serial no. 42-19447) belonged to Lt.Col. Edward S. Chickering, commander of the 357th Fighter Group. When the Group moved to Great Britain in November 1943, it was reequipped with the North American P-51 <i>Mustang</i>.
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