P47 Thunderbolt - 57th FG
by Pat Speirs
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P47 Thunderbolt - 57th FG
Artist
Pat Speirs
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Photograph - Digital Art Print
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P47 Thunderbolt – 57th FG
‘Skimmin’ the ridges’
The 57th was positioned in Italy, from 1944 to 1945, to cover the Alpine passes such as to ensure that the 20 divisions of Axis troops in Italy could not make their way to battle in Europe. As the bar-room song of the day had it they were ‘skimmin’ the ridges to plaster the bridges’ – and most effectively they did so. With virtually no air opposition the 57th flew over 38,000 air to ground sorties including the Battle of the Brenner Pass – the source for this image – and suffered significant losses to the intense flak supporting the German ground forces. The unsung heroes of the 64th, 65th and 66th Fighter Squadrons comprised the 57th FG.
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April 13th, 2014
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